BIOGRAPHY
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EBONY & IVORY: THE STU WILSON BERNIE FRASER STORY
Written by Alex Veysey.
Stock no. 1330765
Published by Blandford Press.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of two remarkable sportsmen. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. 271 pages. ISBN: 0713716320. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and a little rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- SPORT
- RUGBY
- NEW ZEALAND
CLIFF MORGAN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE FIELDS OF PLAY
Written by Cliff Morgan; Geoffrey Nicholson.
Stock no. 1330764
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the famous Welsh rugby player who joined the BBC as a commentator. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340657413. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.
PEPYS: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Richard Ollard.
Stock no. 1330762
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited.
Circa
1974.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Book Club Edition. Red cloth spine with gilt title, darker red boards. Endpapers are maps showing the principal battles of the second and third Dutch wars. 368 pages. B/w plates. Spine bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is foxed and grubby to top edge. Dustwrapper is worn and torn and is badly sunned to spine and edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
CHARLES EDWARD STUART
Written by David Daiches.
Stock no. 1330761
Published by The History Book Club.
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Life and Times of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Spine bumped. Covers ever so slightly dusty. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is grubby and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, lightly edge creased, lightly faded to spine and lightly browned to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCOTLAND
- BIOGRAPHY
ISAIAH BERLIN
Written by John Gray.
Stock no. 1330760
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. 183 pages. ISBN: 0002555824. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Light foxing to endpapers. Grubby mark to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed and a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
Written by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 1330758
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1st
1966.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 349 pages. B/w photos. Biography of the politician. Slight damp spotting to covers. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and lightly edge worn.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICS
- BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
ETHEL & ERNEST
Written by Raymond Briggs.
Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830918
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st thus
1999.
Very good condition.
The story of Raymond Brigg's parents told in a deeply moving and very funny strip cartoon format. Glazed pictorial boards. 103 pages. ISBN: 0224060392. Light fading to top of boards, boards lightly scuffed. Foxing to top edge of text block and top edge of endpapers. Contents otherwise clean.
GWEN RAVERAT: FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND AFFECTIONS
Written by Frances Spalding.
Illustrated by Gwen Raverat.
Stock no. 1830912
Published by The Harvill Press.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Gwen Raverat was the grand-daughter of Charles Darwin, and a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers. A fascinating, moving portrait of Gwen's character, her life and her art. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 438 pages including index. ISBN: 1860467466. Second printing. Minor rubbing to lower edge of boards. Top edge of text block faintly grubby. Else contents clean. Plum coloured dustwrapper is shelf-scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
PAUL SCOFIELD: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Garry O'Connor.
Stock no. 1330751
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A masterly biography that paints a revealing portrait of a man, who for the serious film- and theatre-goer, is more of an icon than any other living actor. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 419 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0283063491. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some fingermarks to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS
MY NAME ESCAPES ME
Written by Alec Guinness.
Stock no. 1330750
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Diary of a retiring actor. Black boards, silver title to spine. 214 pages. Burgundy endpapers. ISBN: 0241136679. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and just a little edge creased.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS
RADICAL JOE
Written by Denis Judd.
Stock no. 1330749
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Joseph Chamberlain. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 310 pages (including index), top edges dyed pink. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0241896312. Spine and corners bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some very pale page browning to endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed and just a little browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICS
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
FULL MOON: RUGBY IN THE RED
Written by Rupert Moon; David Roach.
Stock no. 1330748
Published by Mainstream Publishing.
1st PB
2003.
Very good condition.
A wonderful wander through the life of the former Wales star. Paperback edition. 217 pages. ISBN: 1840187611. Slight rubbing to corners. Light vertical creases to spine where book has been held open to read. A few light marks to rear panel. Very pale page browning else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- RUGBY
- SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY