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Imprint: London, Chatto and Windus, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 VOLUME SET. Gilt title and facsimile signature on black boards. All volumes Fine and unmarked with Fine dustjackets, one of which is price clipped. Volume I - viii + 486 pages. 37 illustrations ISBN 0701133325 Second Impression 1988. Volume II - ix + 422 pages. 38 illustrations ISBN 0701133503 First Impression 1989. Volume III - ix + 544 pages. 43 illustrations ISBN 0701133511 First Impression 1991. In Vol. I with sympathetic insight Michael Holroyd takes us from Bernard Shaw's birth in 1856, his early days in Dublin, through a series of love affairs, to his marriage in 1898. Then following his mother to London tried his hand at writing novels; elected himself a leading member of the Fabian Society; established a reputation, with his championship of Wagner, as a brilliant music critic; and composed his famous 'pleasant and unpleasant plays'. Vol. II is the story of Shaw in his prime and by 1914 the author of 'Pygmalion' has become the most popular writer in England. Vol. III brings the author's Olympian life of Bernard Shaw to a climax. The story opens with G.B.S. campaigning at the 1918 General Election and gradually reveals him as a conjuror, fabulist and seer. Here is Shaw in old age, a mysterious, comic, but above all moving portrait of one of the greatest men of letters of the 20th century. The reluctant recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature and a Hollywood Oscar, Shaw became an international icon. In the early 1930's he set off on a series of world pilgrimages. Shaw was to outlive almost all his contemporaries: Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Ellen Terry, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, and most poignantly of all his wife Charlotte. But in vigorous old age he still had the power to attract new friends, both among the famous - Lady Astor, Lawrence of Arabia, Elgar - and the unusual including an enclosed nun, a heavyweight boxer and a wayward girl, forty years his junior. A most magnificent biography. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY SET THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 14. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 010259. ISBN: 0701133325
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Imprint: London, Cassell, 1989 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped.240 pages. 25 coloured photographs. 1 map. 'I need an adventure', said Patricia. Few statements have inspired a journey more individual than the cycling trip through Uruguay undertaken by the author and his wife. The wild frontiers of Uruguay provided not just the route for their ambitious long-distance ride, but also the framework for this minutely-observed account. Carrying a tent, and a few bare essentials, they pedalled West from Montevideo on a journey that would last nine weeks and take them more than 2,000 kilometres through the Uruguayan countryside. One of the smallest countries in South America, Uruguay is almost the size of mainland Britain, with a population of only 3 million, less than half that of London. A society of dramatic contrasts, its inhabitants are very rich or very poor, mainly pastoral, it is a land of prairies and vast herds of cattle, of wide open spaces and seemingly infinite distances, but it is the people the travellers meet who make this account so memorable. Soft-spoken gauchos with razor-sharp knives; cattle thieves, fishermen and wealthy farmers of sprawling estates; country sheriffs, smugglers and political prisoners all come vibrantly to life. A1B. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 008996. ISBN: 0304317527
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Imprint: London, J.M. Dent, 1924 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red title and thistle and lion motifs on cream cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a very small neat name to front endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked - a Very Good+ copy. Map endpapers with 16 half tone plates and 36 line drawings. A most delightful small volume which captures the essence of the places, history, buildings and other items of interest. Written by a man whose family has played a notable part on the Scottish side of the Border since the 11th century, when the house of Gospatric first appears in the pages of history and whose descendants took themselves the name of Home. B2D. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 005365.
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Imprint: Midpoint Press, 2001 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean and unmarked copy with pictorial boards as dustjacket. Dustjacket is VG+ and complete. Recognised today as the most important exponent of the Pop Art movement, Warhol was a cult icon of the 1960's and this biography and celebration of his art examines his contribution to art. 24. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 004978. ISBN: 3822815772
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Imprint: London, Longmans, Green, 1955 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A Very Good copy which has a small name to front endpaper, some age darkening to rear cover, a little foxing to endpapers and to closed edges else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. 93 pages. Foreword by the Bishop of London. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 010694.
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Imprint: Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1962 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ copy which has names to front endpaper and a little foxing to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. xii + 128 pages. Apart from its own intrinsic interest, the study of the religion of the Babylonians and Assyrians has an added importance because of the great influence which the civilization and religion of those dwellers in the Tigris-Euphrates valley had on the religion and life of Israel. **** NOT EX LIB **** R1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 008982.
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Imprint: Reading, Berkshire, Osprey Publications, 1969 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has a crease to front card cover. Fully iilustrated with photographs and drawings of camouflage designs and colours of different air forces. A detailed history of the famous fighter airplane. ALSO INCLUDED is a 4 page list of Supermarine Spitfire Merlin Engine Royal Air Force Squadrons. 50. Illustr.: Ward, Richard. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009338. ISBN: 0854050039
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Imprint: London, J. M. Dent, 1963 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red titles on cream cloth boards with purple pictorial pattern of sword, hat and gauntlet. Boards are very clean and umarked with no wear. Internally very clean and unmarked with repaired rear endpaper tear and light foxing to closed edges. Uniform with The Children's Illustrated Classics series. 4 colour plates and line drawings in the text by Michael Godfrey. An attractive later edition of this classic work. *** NOT EX LIB *** C3A. Illustr.: Godfrey, Michael. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 003868.
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Imprint: Hull, Privately Printed, 1984 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean, tight and unmarked copy apart from a light stain to the lower margins of some later pages not affecting the text. Illustrated with photographs. A history of the Church Schools Company which was founded originally in response for the need for a church-based education for the children of middle-class parents. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 010524.
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Imprint: London, Robert Hale, 1976 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine price clipped dustjacket. First UK edition. An account of Bob Hope's weekly radio show which started off in March Field in Riverside, California in 1941 and which for the next five years was broadcast from military bases, then in 1942 to Alaska and in 1943 the first Christmas trip overseas to England, Africa, Sicily and Iceland. These shows continued until the actual last Christmas show in 1972. Filled with accounts of the entertainers of those three decades and replete with anecdotes and 74 illustrations. **** NOT EX LIB **** 159. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 007411. ISBN: 070915660X
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1989 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET. Volume I 1894-1956 - ISBN 0333276914 - A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. xix + 537 pages. 51 illustrations. Volume II - 1957-1986 - ISBN 0333496213 - A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a small indentation to rear) with near Fine dustjacket. xvii + 741 pages. 60 illustrations. The crofter's grandson and the duke's son-in-law, the soldier and the scholar, the publisher and the MP, the bon viveur and the devout high churchman, Harold Macmillan is perhaps the most complex and fascinating political figure of the 20th century. The distinguished historian Alistair Horne had the unique advantage of extensive interviews with Macmillan himself, together with exclusive access to his copious and unpublished diaries, letters and private papers, revealing the real Macmillan behind the showman. Remembered today as 'Supermac', Britain's most urbane and unflappable statesman, responsible for the Tory revival after the Second World War, and the one Minister with the courage to force Churchill to resign. A seminal work of biography and also a notable contribution to the history of our time. PLEASE NOTE - A HEAVY SET OF 2.5 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 21. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 009017. ISBN: 0333276914
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Imprint: London, Simon and Schuster, 2000 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First dition, First printing. 290 pages. Greg Dyke's astonishing rags-to-riches rise from sacked Marks and Spencer trainee via a short career as a Labour politician to become the most important person in British broadcasting is recounted in a series of extraordinary episodes in which Dyke defies his critics and rebuilds his career again and again. His life is followed from his days as a streetwise newspaper reporter and union activist through to his first break in television at London Weekend Television and his bitter battle to become top man at the BBC. 22. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 009019. ISBN: 0684866714
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Imprint: London, Church House, 2000 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. xii + 180 pages. The book is hands-on guide to the the Common Worship Funeral services, and the large body of new material supporting them. It provides completely fresh material for a number of pastoral occasions: from prayers with the dying and short services and prayers for use at home before the Funeral to the burial of ashes and memorial services. The guide provides straightforward and realistic ideas about how to use the services in your church and at the crematorium. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R8. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009604. ISBN: 0715120050
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Imprint: London, Bloomsbury, 1989 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 191 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs chosen from the collection of the premier James Dean archivist David Loehr. James Dean's short life - and tragic death - and his three-film Hollywood career have made a seemingly disproportionate impact on the collective worldwide consciousness of the late 20th century. In this sensitive and original reassessment of Dean's life and career, Barney Hoskynssucceeds in explaining just why the young actor has achieved the status of an icon and what it is that the image of Dean touches in so many people. PLEASE NOTE : A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 3. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 010238. ISBN: 0747504911
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Imprint: London, Faber and Faber, 1947 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light wear to spine head and internally there is a name to front pastedown else a very clean, tight and unmarked copy. 238 pages. Third edition revised. The book is written around the riddle of the relationship between Jesus and the Primitive Christian Church. R1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 010843.
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Imprint: London, Heinemann, 1975 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue cloth boards which have a touch of wear to top and lower edges with some minor marks to front. Internally there is a small inscription to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has fading to spine and is not price clipped. 24 illustrations. Genealogical chart of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. These letters were only discovered in the 1970's at Broadlands, the home of Princess Victoria's younger son, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. These letters bring new light to bear on major world and minor domestic events, from the crisis with the Prussian court in 1888 to the Queen's agonized concern for her haemophilic children and grandchildren, from the assassination of the Tsar of Russia to her stalwart but fruitless efforts to persuade Princess's Victoria's sister to marry the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Lord Mountbatten's elder daughter, Lady Brabourne, has provided a fascinating introduction. **** NOT EX LIBRARY **** **** NOT READERS UNION BOOK CLUB **** 12. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 010073. ISBN: 0434348619
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Imprint: London, Victor Gollancz, 1974 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 223 pages. The technical manager of an engineering works loses his job in a take-over reorganisation. He is 50, married, with a large house to maintain. What is he to do? His answer to that question is startling: he turns to burglary. And very successfully, for he brings to his new profession all his old skill, intelligence and resourcefulness. Of course there are complications. To deceive his wife at first, and later his neighbours, he has to invent a cover story; and as he is drawn more deeply into a life of crime, the cover story grows more complex. And a further complication is his relationship with a crippled 17 year old girl, who involves him in his most ambitious crime, a factory wages robbery. 20. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 009861. ISBN: 057501833X
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Imprint: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which ha a protective cover. The first full length biography of Lord Mountbatten by an author who travelled with him far and wide and interviewed many members of the Royal Family. The last godson of Queen Victoria, he lost his title at age 17 and later married Edwina Ashley a millionairess. Numerous photographs and genealogical charts to endpapers. 23. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 000614. ISBN: 0297778056
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Imprint: London, Chancellor Press, 2003 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards as dustjacket with Fine dustjacket. Foreword by Cyril Tolley. First published by Country Life in 1959. More humour can be found in golf than practically any other walk of life says Tolley in his foreword and the cartoonist Houghton proves the truth of this statement with this facsimile edition full of his cartoons on the subject. 1. Illustr.: Houghton, George. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 004611. ISBN: 0753708566
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Imprint: Bruges, Editions Beyaert, 1957 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Livre tres bon. 338 pages. Premiere Partie - Le Royaume de Dieu. Deuxieme Partie - Retour a l'Unique Necessaire. Troisieme Partie - La Manne du Royaume. Quatrieme Partie - Vers la Plenitude de la Vie Monastique. R7. Book Condition: Tres Bon. Binding: Couverture Souple. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 006792.
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Imprint: New York, Simon and Schuster, 1981 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean, tight copy with an inscription to front endpaper and a touch of foxing to top edge else unmarked. 365 pages. 20 illustrations. In the spring of 1955, after eight centuries of silence, a mysterious work of art, one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ever created in world history, suddenly turned up in the hands of a strange and secretive collector. At the very moment the collector discreetly announced he might sell the object, there began a quiet, bitter contest for possession among some of the most powerful art museums. Those that joined the struggle to gain possession and deeper knowledge realised that the work was incomparable in importance and value, yet the object turned out to have a profound effect on the lives of those who came into contact with it - the object was the Bury St Edmunds Cross, an ivory created in the 12th century, the story is true - it is called the King of the Confessors. 51. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 007634. ISBN: 0671433881
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Imprint: Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1996 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. 240 pages. 18 colour and 80 black and white plates. A groundbreaking critical survey of the Art Nouveau movement which reveals the diversity of the style across Europe, structured by country, with each country containing sections on specific visual characteristics and key artists and designers, and tracing the emergence of Art Nouveau and highlighting the particular interpretations of the style in each region. The author analyses the work of well known artists such as Antoni Gaudi, Henry Clemens Van de Velde, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alfons Mucha, and brings to light many others whose contributions have until now been largely inaccessible. Full bibliography, glossary, and museum and gallery listing. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 23. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 007217. ISBN: 0719041600
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Imprint: London, Headline, 2005 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Third impression. 342 pages. 12 illustrations. When he died in 1999 Cardinal Hume was mourned not only by the Catholic Church but also by secular Britain, as irrespective of their religious beliefs, people recognised that a great leader had been lost. A leader whose 23 year reign as Archbishop of Westminster brought about a state of harmony within his church and society that hadn't been enjoyed for four centuries. R4. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 005642. ISBN: 0755312473
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Imprint: London, Headline, 2005 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which has an inscription to front endpaper and is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. 342 pages. 12 illustrations. When he died in 1999 Cardinal Hume was mourned not only by the Catholic Church but also by secular Britain, as irrespective of their religious beliefs, people recognised that a great leader had been lost. A leader whose 23 year reign as Archbishop of Westminster brought about a state of harmony within his church and society that hadn't been enjoyed for four centuries. 12 illustrations. R4. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 009510. ISBN: 0755312473
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Imprint: London, Little Brown, 1998 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a small closed tear to rear top corner edge. Richard Howard is the pseudonym of a bestselling British novelist and this is the second in a major historical trilogy, featuring Alain Lausard, who is now leaving Toulon harbour aboard the frigate L'Esperance and the discontented ranks of his cavalry unit vent their violent frustration on the crew and members of the infantry and by the time they stagger, starved and exhausted on the shores of Egypt, Lausard's dragoons have more than glory to fight for. *** NOT EX LIB *** 13. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 011240. ISBN: 0316881589
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Imprint: London, David & Charles, 1991 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine copy with a small indentation to front endpaper from a paper clip with VG dustjacket which has one small (1/4 inch) closed tear to back. A new age approach to communication by the top consultant, author and broadcaster. A very practical guide, in a step by step process, to dealing with people at all levels which takes you to the heart of what makes people react and respond. Each chapter ends with a review which highlights the skills that can be used as you go forward in business or in your personal life. **** A SCARCE title **** 3. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002139. ISBN: 0715393774
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First published in 1978. Elizabeth Jane Howard has compiled a chronology of love, from first love and love at first sight, through unrequited love and infidelity, to old love that has changed and lasted.The Medieval Code has surprising application to the mores of the present time, beginning as it does with 'Marriage is not a justifiable plea for the refusal of love.' From this starting point, she ranges through a remarkably catholic selection of writers, and her introduction and linking passages illuminate the collection by explaining her choices. **** NOT EX LIB **** 14. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 007313. ISBN: 0333664531
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Imprint: London, Harrap, 1975 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from another book reference written on rear endpaper) with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 445 pages. 16 illustrations. French drama of the Romantic period has long suffered from academic neglect. Both in France and abroad, scholars have been reluctant to take serious interest in this subject, with the result that there exists no thorough critical study of it as a whole. Yet the rise of Romantic drama, whatever the intrinsic merits of individual plays, marks a crucial break between Classical and Modern theatre and is of particular interest in the history of French literature. Professor Howell's book shows how French Romantic drama stemmed from the social and literary climate of the period, and was influenced by the material conditions in the thatres of the day. Its effect on the position of actors and playwrights in society, and on the staging of their plays, is fully discussed. **** NOT EX LIB **** D4A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 008380. ISBN: 0245526617
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Imprint: London, Blackie, 1948 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Purple titles on yellow cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Intenally there is a small neat inscription to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete with some minor chipping. The authors were front rank music critics and in this volume discuss fully the nature of opera and it's central problem of reconciling the conflicting claims of the two arts, musical and dramatic. It uses the history to show how the problem has been solved in various ways at different times. A1C. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002603.
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Imprint: London, Continuum, 2005 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The book is for people who want to follow a life of Christian prayer and includes prayers that readers will want to remember and make their own, and others that will immediately inspire prayerful thoughts. The prayers included have great literary merit and reflect the rich inheritance of the English speaking Christian world. R1. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 006039. ISBN: 0826476422
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Imprint: London, Robert Hale, 1989 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket. xviii + 392 pages. 57 illustrations. 4 maps Unlike other histories and biographies on the subject, the book vividly recreates the events of World War Two as seen through Hitler's eyes. Hoyt freshly analyses Hitler's political career, exposing his psychological make-up and his relationship with those around him, and points out the strengths and weaknesses of his military strategies. Hitler's crucial miscalculations in his campaign to overrun the West are highlighted and the Allies' idealistic pursuit of an unconditional surrender is called into question. D4E. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 008693. ISBN: 0709038313
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Imprint: New York, William Morrow, 1997 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A Fine unmarked book with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. From the golf course to the Oval Office, the author, a longtime friend and political intimate offers a behind the scenes look at President Bill Clinton and Hilary Rodham Clinton. When the Clintons went to the White House, Hubbell, previously Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas and Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, partner in Hilary Clinton's law firm, followed as Associate Attorney General, the third ranking member of the Justice Department. His political career ended as he was sentenced for his involvement in the Whitewater scandal and he openly admits his crimes and why he committed them. 21. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 002997. ISBN: 0688157491
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Imprint: London, Collins, 1956 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on black boards. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. May 1956 edition ( first was March 1956). The English Anglican became famous worldwide for his crusade against the oppression of black South Africans and became a South African citizen and a thorn in the flesh of the authorities. In this book, made possible by sending it to England for publication only 24 hours before all his papers were seized by the authorities, he recounts his ministry to thousands and presents a moving account of his work and the people. Photographic portrait frontispiece. R3. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 001887.
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Imprint: London, The Bodley Head and BBC, 1979 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine dustjacket which is complete. An entertaining account of the ways in which flying has ministered to human needs, whims and follies. 16 colour and numerous black and white photographs and other illustrations. From the first generation of passengers to the age of mass mobility it's emphasis is about the passengers, who took their courage in both hands and decided to fly. A marvellous well researched history which formed a BBC television series. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** 22. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 002431. ISBN: 0370301625
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Imprint: London, The Bodley Head, 1982 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good + unmarked copy in laminated pictorial boards. Charlie Moon is back in the author's second story about him, where he, his good friend Dodger Best, with of course the help of cousin Ariadne, chase thieves and rogues, who are finally unmasked during the triumphant opening of the Book Bonanza organized by Linda, the loely children's librarian. Delightfully illustrated throughout by the author. *** NOT EX LIB *** 165. Illustr.: Hughes, Shirley. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 004152. ISBN: 0370309189
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1968 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with complete dustjacket which has a touch of wear. Mary Kingsley was a Victorian spinster whose upbringing had been totally domestic, yet on the death of her parents took ship and sailed to West Africa, reasoning that this was the most primitive part of the world. Wearing ankle length skirts and a small sealskin hat, she advanced into the jungle to study fetish (native religion) and collect fish specimens for the British Museum. Totally fearless, she walked among cannibals, canoed in crocodile infested swamps, shot rapids and became in 8 years an authority on west African Affairs. A biography of an exceptional Victorian woman beautifully illustrated by Hilary Abrahams. 20. Illustr.: Hilary Abrahams. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002547.
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Imprint: London, Queen Anne Press, 1990 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. Covers bicycles and using them, cycle sport, repair and maintenance. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs and drawings. A comprehensive work by the editor of Cycle Touring. C3A. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 004930. ISBN: 0365170682
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Imprint: London, J.M. Dent 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Quelques marques à l'avant. Petit nom à l'avant. xxi + 140 pages. 6 illustrations. Introduction, notes et glossaire par Paul Vrijdaghs et Walter Ripman. Personnages; Acte Premier - Acte Cinquième; Glossaire. 1. Book Condition: Bon. Binding: Couverture Rigide. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009070.
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Imprint: London, Smith , Elder, 1902 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 'Done into English by Eleanor and Augustine Birrell. Pictorial decorated boards of huntsman on horse riding through wood with eagle, in yellow with gilt title to spine. Boards have some light marks to front and just a touch of light wear to spine head and tail and to corner tips. Internally there is light foxing to pages else clean and tight. 8 original full page illustrations for this edition by H.R. Millar. Top edge gilt. Fore and lower edges uncut. The original of this story is to be found in Victor Hugo's Le Rhin (1842). The verse translation is the work of Charles Tennyson, Scholar of King's College, Cambridge. **** An attractive SCARCE TITLE **** 4. Illustr.: H. R. Millar. Book Condition: Very Good TEG. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 000240.
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Imprint: London, Hammond, Hammond, 1961 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black title on yellow boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear and with some light foxing to top edge. Internally very clean and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket by Sax is not price clipped. A novel set in Japan, where a young chemical engineer unwittingly finds himself the illegal owner of a very young Japanese girl, Masa Suzuki and assisted by his American chief and friend, seeks a formula to produce in her the perfection in Japanese and Western womanhood, a gem of the Orient. The author's second novel. **** Uncommon in such a very good condition dustjacket **** 24. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 003630.
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Imprint: Boston, Atlantic Press/Little Brown, 1974 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition May 1974. A near Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. The noted American author of many distinguished books, including The Nun's Story, describes how she and her dearest friend Lou, on whom The Nun's Story was based, together with another friend, Juliet, made a bone shaking safari of 2,500 miles in a Land Rover, in the Autumn of 1971. Photographing the animals and the natives and absorbing the impact of the great national parks in Kenya and Tanzania. Lou had lived and nursed in the Congo and Juliet, a horticulyurist, was making her third safari, but to Kathryn Hulme everything was fresh. Photographic illustrations throughout. C3A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 004530. ISBN: 0316381403
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Imprint: London, Darton Longman and Todd, 1999 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. With characteristic humility, Cardinal Hume ventures the title 'Basil in Blunderland' because, he says, his life has much more often been a wandering in Blunderland than a resting and relaxing in Wonderland. He has written a very personal book of profound simplicity that will help make sense of our blundering and searching after God. R1. Illustr.: John, Sarah. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 011158. ISBN: 0232522421
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Imprint: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. Cardinal Hume brings his pastoral wisdom, his theological expertise, his deep awareness of Church tradition, and his personal faith to a fresh examination of the role and potential of the Church today. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R7. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 006886. ISBN: 0340489316
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Imprint: San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, 2003 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very good unmarked copy which has a dent to front top edge with VG dustjacket which also has the dent damage. Internally Fine and unmarked. 362 pages. illustrations in the text. After seven years of meticulous research Colin Humphreys has written a fascinating and involving book on the miracles of Exodus and the Israelites’ escape from Egypt. Although Humphreys uses science to explain the events of Exodus, he does not believe that this makes them any less miraculous rather, God is the force behind the science.The author answers key questions about the Exodus, such as how many Israelites were involved and how they manage to survive in the desert for 40 years. He argues that the Israelites did indeed cross over the Red Sea (and not the Reed Sea as some scholars claim) and that the real Mount Sinai is not in the Sinai Peninsula but is a volcano in Arabia. Humphreys provides convincing biblical evidence to support his views and his treatment of the subject is fresh, passionate and often amusing.Humphreys concludes: I am well aware that most scholars believe the book of Exodus is riddled with errors and inconsistencies. I’ve subjected the biblical text to a real grilling in this book, and I can only stand back in amazement at its accuracy and consistency, down to points of tiny detail. The Exodus story revealed in this book is truly astonishing, amazing and inspirational. R1. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 011294. ISBN: 0060514043
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Imprint: London, Aurum Press, 1998 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. A detailed and emotional biography of Reginald Dwight - Elton John, which examines relationships with family, friends and lovers, and his working partnership with Bernie Taupin. Illustrated throughout. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** 4. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 006681. ISBN: 1854105825
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Imprint: London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1988 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy (although there is a section with darker pages - probably a production fault) with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 24 illustrations. Discography. In this thoughtful and well researched biography, the first biography of Paul Simon, Patrick Humphries assesses Simon's career with particular emphasis on the years since his rather troubled break with Art Garfunkel, and presents a fascinating portrait of this extraordinarily talented performer. **** NOT EX LIB **** 21. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 007762. ISBN: 0283995459
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Imprint: London, Hutchinson, 1999 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has one small dent to side withVG dustjacket. The veteran journalist and interviewer puts into context the changes that have taken place in Britain over some 40 years that he has been a journalist. He asks whether we are happy as a nation with the changes and although we are better off he believes that there is one voice which is dominant, that of consumer populism, which is the increasing commercialisation, but also media pressure, with the result of a coarsening of the fabric of our daily lives. This is his first book and he poses very relevant questions for today. *** NOT EX LIB *** C3A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 002503. ISBN: 009180048x
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Imprint: Cologne, Publikat Verlags Un Handels, 2006 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. A large format volume of 208 pages. An up to the minute international survey of street art, spotlighting dozens of new and unknown protagonists alongside many well known and respected artists. The book follows on from The Art of Rebellion published in 2003. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.43 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 3. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 009251. ISBN: 398099094X
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Imprint: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1995 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. A large format volume of xiv + 378 pages. The book traces the history of of children's books in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand from the very first printed books through to the present day. Written by leading experts, this survey shows that children's literature reflects how childhood has been defined, controlled, and appreciated at different times. It reveals how adults have explored questions of power, entertainment, sexuality, and equality through their writing for children. A series of chronological chapters charts the 'history' which begins in the 16th century with grammars and ABC's. We move from books of instruction through to fables and fantasies in the 18th century, from reward books and romance to school stories in the 19th, and on to comics, colour picture-books, and science fiction in the 20th century. Throughout the text, books, authors, illustrators, publishers, and children readers are discussed within their wider social, political, and economic environment. Richly illustrated throughout. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.15 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 13. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 008093. ISBN: 0192123203
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Imprint: London, Eyre Methuen, 1974 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine copy with inscription to half title page. Coloured pictorial dustjacket is also near Fine and is price clipped. The gardening historian editor has here compiled a miscellany of prose and verse reflecting his love of plants and gardens. Arranged in ten chapters with contibutions across the ages including William Morris, Samuel Johnson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Karel Capek, Francis Bacon, Vita Sackville-West et al and many plant hunters. A splendid collection. C3A. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 002292. ISBN: 0413280403
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