BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Books

Scribner's, 1996. Hard Cover. As New/As New. A great autobiography. Beautiful, mint copy of a pulitzer prize winning book. 46th printing, hard back with dj. ... more information

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London: Flamingo. Hardcover. 0002254433 Frank McCourt's memoirs of growing up in New York in the 30's and Ireland in the 40's. First impressiong of the Flamingo edition. Good brown cloth with silver lettering on spine. First few pages bottom right slight water damage, text intact as is page but slightly crinkled. DJ VG apart from minor signs of use towards edges. 364pp Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Good. 1996. ... more information

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Harpercollins Uk. Paperback. 000649840X A memoir of growing up in New York in the 1930s and in Ireland in the 1940s. McCourt tells of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums - too many children, too little money, his mother barely coping as his father's drinking bouts brought the family close to disaster. 352 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Very Good. 1997. ... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Elek Books Limited, 1968. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding very firm and straight sewn signatures. Illustrated with B/W photos, some color & genealogy end sheet. Boards, spine, edges and corners very good. 208 pages, bibliography, notes & indexed. If needed for reference, research, lucubrations or just enjoyment this is the one. No apparent wear, for age. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. S... more information

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London: Harper Collins, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Photographs. First printing in near fine condition with very good dust wrapper. 229pp., small chip to dust wrapper. ... more information

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Collins. Hardcover. 0002160129 Autobiography of Agatha Christie. 542 pages. Just short of VG. Some foxing spots on edges. Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Good. 1977. ... more information

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Guild Publishing. Hardcover. Minor bumping to board edges and wear to jacket corners, 287 pages. Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Very Good. 1987. ... more information

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Putnam Adult. Hardcover. 0399131205 great condition . Very Good. ... more information

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Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.: Schirmer Books, 1979. Pages are firm, bright and clean. Binding firm and straight. Covers, spine, edges and corners good+. If needed for reference, research, dissertation or just enjoyment, this is the one. No conspicuous wear. 400 pages, abbreviations, notes, selective bibliography & index. Formers owners name embossed on endleaf. . Number Line 345678910. Soft Cover. Very Good For Age/No Jacket. 9 1/4 X 6. ... more information

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London: Oxford University Press. Hardcover. Third Impression. So some general fading/wear towards spine edges, 138 pages. Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Good. 1947. ... more information

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Chicago, IL: H. Regnery, 1976. Pages are tight, bright and clean, faint browning. Binding firm and straight, sewn signatures. Boards, spine, edges and corners good. 229 pages. B/W picture end sheets illustrate. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. If needed for research, analysis, lucubrations or just enjoyment, this is the one. . Edition or Printing Not Stated. Blue Boards. Very Good For Age/Better Than Fair++ Priced. 9 1/4 X 6 1/4. ... more information

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HarperCollins Entertainment. Hardcover. 000711091X Pamela Stephenson gives us an insiders view of this hugely talented musician, singer, tv presenter, comdedian and actor. We will hear about the highs and the lows, the good times and the bad and she will take us behind-the-scenes of the films and tv shows. 290 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Very Good. 2001. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1972. Jacket in crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Pages are tight, bright & clean, endleafs & top edge foxed. Binding firm and straight. Boards, spine, peripheral edges and corners good+. No conspicuous wear. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation or just enjoyment this is the one. 379 pages, acknowledgments, bibliography & index. . First Printing. Black Lettered Cloth. Very Good For Age/Near Very Good Price Intact. 9 1/4 X ... more information

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Lymington: Nautical Publishing Co, 1971. 199pp. 7 ills. Sail plan & diagram of rig. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. In the early 1920s, the author, at the time just 16 years old, joined a famous full-rigged ship, the Norwegian Lancing on a voyage from Britain to Canada and back. In this book he describes life aboard ship, his shipmates and officers, and he also explain how a vessel which normally sets nearly 30 sails could be handled on record-breaking passages by some 30 men. By th... more information

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San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. 1972 hardcover first edition; size: octavo. Brown cloth with gilt stamped titles. 199 pages, with 3 frontis buffalo illustrations. Fair, in a Fair, mylar-protected dust jacket. Small animal apparently went gonzo and chewed book's spine, with loss of several letters of spine titles. Otherwise, book is near fine, with miniscule wear. Corresponding hole on dust jacket, with loss of 7 letters of spine title, has been backed by a corner snipped from the rear flap. O... more information

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Robson Books Ltd. Hardcover. 0860510395 Here at last is the definitive Chaplin biography - a magnificent new portrait of the artist by noted film historian John McCabe. The published accounts of Chaplin's life, by himself and others, differ widely - and the author has set out to find the truth behind the endless legends surrounding Chaplin's extraordinary odyssey. D/w sunned, price clipped, 297 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Very Good. 1978. Second Impression. ... more information

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London: CHATTO & WINDUS. Hardcover. 070112184X Volume One. The Longed-For Tempests. 321 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Very Good. 1977. ... more information

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Turnaround, 2006 Brand New Book Published and available 9 November 2006. . Paperback. New. ... more information

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Faber and Faber Limited. Hardcover. The third part of his autobiographical trilogy, covering the Spanish Civil War years. Hinge loose, d/w heavily damaged and pieces missing, ink inscription to flyleaf, 332 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide . Good. 1946. ... more information

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