Biography

Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings/Times Publishing, 1994. Produced by Lianhe Zaobao, a Chinese newspaper and part of Singapore Press Holdings. In English and Chinese. Hb, approx. 28cm x 28 cm, 312pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations. The red boards have occasional mottling which is only evident when the dj is removed. A large-format volume and collection of photographs depicting the life of the Singapore statesman, with brief introductory text and captions. Contents: The Family; Politics; International Role; Charisma; Lee Kuan Yew's Family Tree; Chronology of Lee Kuan Yew's Life. (very heavy book at 2 kg which will require additional postage for overseas shipments).. Hard Cover. Good/Good. more information

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London: Vintage, 1999. Pb, 435 pgs with b/w plates. VG. with small crease back cover. "Full of brilliant insight, and one stands in awe of Ackroyd's learning, confident that this is the life of Thomas More for our times." Independent on Sunday.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: Bloomsbury Books, 1990. Hb, xxiii +343pp, b/w illustrations. Good+, clean copy in Good+ dj which has light wear. Subtitled: " The Rise to Supremacy of the World's Most Powerful Company: the Inside Story of the Legendary Japanese Dynasty". Fast-moving story of Nomura Securites, from mid 19th century Japan to the tumultous 1980s and the impact of the incestuous links beween Japanese politicians, stockbrokers, bureaucrats and businessmen.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Rubicon Press. Pb, 182 pp, b/w plates. Good+. Some spotting on endpapers otherwise clean. Balanced portrait of one of the most controversial of the Plantagenet monarchs, examining his aims to restore a regime of royal absolutism, the Peasants' Revolt and his influence on the Arts.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Rubicon Press, 1990. Hb, x + 182pp, b/w plates. Good+ with clean contents in Good+ dj. Balanced portrait of one of the most controversial of the Plantagenet monarchs, examining his aims to restore a regime of royal absolutism, the Peasants' Revolt and his influence on the Arts.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Virago, 2004. Pb, 209 pgs with colour photos. Fine copy, as New. Autobiography of the sister-in-law of Osama Bin Laden. Of mixed Swiss and Persian parentage, Carmen married Yeslam Bin Laden in 1974 and became part of the large Bin Laden clan. Wanting to protect her duaghters from the restrictions of Saudi society she separated from her husband in the mid 1980s , returning to her home country of Switzerland. Her story reveals the dynamics of the Bin Laden family and its role within "one of the most powerful, secretive and repressive kingdoms in the world".. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hanley Swan: Self Publishing Association, 1992. Ex-library copy with stamps, missing front endpaper and catalogue number on spine (which is slightly cocked). Text in good, clean condition. Eye-witness account at grassroots level of the fighting from the Thai border to the streets of Singapore, from December 1941 to the surrender of Singapore to the Japanese in February 1942. The author was a member of the 1st Battalion in Northern Malaya, and later worked on the Burma border up until the end of the war. . Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Robert Hale. Hb, no dj. Blue cloth with speckles and scuffs to covers and tear to lower spine. 192 pgs with b/w photographs and colour photo frontis. Front end paper missing but contents otherwise intact. Some damp staining to pages. John Dean was valet to Prince Philip from 1947-1953, starting his duties around the time of his wedding to the future Queen Elizabeth. Prior to that time, the author worked for Barbara Hutton, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Lord Mountbatten and these sections of the book are just as interesting as the main subject.. Hard Cover. Good. more information

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London: Franklin Watts, 1970. Hb, 66pp, b/w photographs. Previous owner's inscription inside front cover. Dustjacket has two closed/cellotaped corner tears. Introduction to the Vatican City: its history, art, culture and inhabitants. Includes a chapter on Pope John XXIII and Vatican II, and ends with Pope Paul VI. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1994. Hb, VG in G. dj (small tear to dj spine. Minor scuffs). Account of the Tsutsumi business dynasty, one of the richest and most famous in Japan, most recently embroiled in financial scandal. Starting with the founder, Yasujiro Tsutsumi and spanning the 20th century to his sons Yoshiaki and Seiji, who ran rival empires, after the former inherited the bulk of his father's estate despite being illegitimate.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Corgi Books, 2008. Pb, 576pp, colour plates. VG clean copy. Signature of author on title page. Biography of Sir Howard Elphinstone, "artist, soldier, bodyguard, diplomat, confidant and spy" who became a surrogate father to the royal children after the death of Prince Albert, and the Queen's most trusted confidant. "A compelling picture of Victorian court life" (Sunday Times) and "a riveting page-turner, underpinned by impeccable scholarship" (Alison Weir).. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Viking Penguin, 1996. Hb, 594 pgs with b/w plates. Title page has been clippped. Clean throughout, marginal edgewear only. Biography of the former Australian Treasurer and Prime Minister, relayed in colourful detail by a key member of Keating's staff.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Bison Books, 1995. Large 4to, Hb, 80pp, colour illustrations. Good+, clean copy in Good dj which has light wear. Pictorial biography of Pope John Paul II with over 80 photographs. From the early childhood of Karol Wojtyla and his secret study for the priesthood during the Nazi occupation of Poland, to his rise to Archbishop and Cardinal, and his beliefs and concerns as Pope.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. more information

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London: Folio Society, 1970. Hb, cream boards, 88pp, colour illustrations, red slipcase. VG clean copy in Good slipcase which is sun-faded at the edges and has a couple of small chips. The translator, Lewis Thorpe, also provides an introduction. Einhard's text is divided into five "books": The early Carolingians; The Wars and Political Affairs of Charlemagne; The Emperor's Private Life; The Emperor's Last Years and Death; Charlemagne's Last Will and Testament. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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In Russian language. Facsimile copy of the Third edition, bound in blue cloth, no dustjacket, 165pp, uncut pages. Previous owner's inscription dated 1972, with ex-libris sticker. Notes and musings by a Russian priest who lived from 1881-1934, eventually emigrating to Western Europe (Paris?). Topics range from "Advice to Young Priests" and "The Usefulness of Faith" to "Conversation about Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy" and "Fasting in a Monastery".. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Andre Deutsch, 2009. Hb, 258pp, colour and b/w photos. Spine a little cocked but looks barely opened. Updated edition of the biography on the British actress, Joanna Lumley, now synonymous with that unusual cocktail of Ab Fab and the Gurkhas.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1988. 382 pgs, b/w photos. G. in Fair dj which is scuffed and has a closed tear. Brownspotting on endpapers, otherwise clean. Produced when the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising empire was at its zenith, this covers the early background of Charles and Maurice Saatchi, from their arrival in Britain from Iraq as children, through adolescence, to the start-up of their agency in 1970, the Conservative election ad campaigns, their takeovers of other firms, their failed attempts to buy both the Midland bank and Hill Samuel, Charles' influence on contemporary art and their entry into other sectors.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Harper Collins, 2001. Hb, 567 pgs, VG in VG dj. Fascinating and fluent biography of the Indian leader. "Well written, generous, perceptive and unsentimental" (Daily Telegraph).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Gollanz, 1977. Ex-library copy, with stamps on title and copyright pages, catalogue number on spine and endpapers glued to inside covers. Good condition. Engaging biography of the Victorian cookery writer, Isabella Beeton, and that of her publisher husband, Sam, who astutely developed the "Mrs Beeton" name and was also responsible for producing children's publications such as the Boy's Own Magazine.. Hard Cover. more information

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Geneva: Georg, 1963. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 130 pages with numerous b/w photographs/illustrations and tipped-in facsimiles of contemporary documents and maps. VG, small bump bottom of spine but otherwise minimal edgewear and a very nice, clean copy. Biography of the 19th century visionary, Henry Dunant, originator of the Red Cross Societies and the Geneva Convention and winner of the first Nobel Peace prize.. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Century, 1992. 898 pgs, b/w photos. G. in Fair+ dj which is scuffed and price-clipped but without tears. First of a monumental two volume biography of the U.S. president.Heavy book.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Granta, 1998. Hb, 462 pages with b/w plates. VG in G+ dj which has light wear to edges. Story of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, set in the context of events in Asia at the time: the Vietnam War, the rise of neighbouring dictatorships such as Suharto's in Indonesia and the effect of the Cold War on local and regional politics. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Phoenix Orion, 1999. Pb, 342 pgs with b/w plates. G+ with small crease on front cover but otherwise clean and tight. A somewhat revisionist account of the reign of Edward VII and its political significance, in particular, Edward's influence in foreign affairs despite battles with his Ministers, and the role and development of the English monarchy. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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TSP, 1994. Book club edition. Pb, 472 pgs with colour and b/w plates. G+ clean copy. Biography of Viscount Horatio Nelson.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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BCA, 1982. Book club edition. Hb, approx. 30cm x 21 cm, 128 pgs with colour plates. G+ in G+ dj. Official record of Pope John Paul II's visit to Britain in 1982, incorporating extracts from his speeches, photos of the events, biographical information and historical background to the visit.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. more information

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Arrow, 2008. Pb, 271pp + Table of Contents. VG+, with clean contents. Subtitled "Insights into life as a game of strategy", this is part autobiography and part chess psychology as a strategic tool. Please note that there are no chess games !. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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BCA, 1971. Hb, 640 pgs with b/w photos. G. in Fair dj which is scuffed and worn. Introduction, commentary and notes by Edward Crannkshaw. Translated and edited by Strobe Talbott. Illuminating recollections of Nikita Khrushchev, head of the Soviet Union between 1953-1964.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Readers Union, 1965. Hb reprint, xiii + 407pp, b/w plates. Good+ with clean contents in Good dj which has light wear. Biography of Eugenie of Montijo, the empress consort of Napoleon III of France, who acted as his regent during his absences and went with him into exile upon the fall of the Second French empire at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Singapore: Times Editions/Singapore Press Holdiings, 2000. Hb, 778 pp, colour and b/w photos. Second volume (of two) of the memoirs of the famous Singapore statesman and former Primeminister. Describes the development of the fledgling state of Singapore after it left the Malayan Federation and its transformation into a thriving nation with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Lee provides personal information on his family, insights into the challenges faced especially in the early years, frank portraits of regional and world leaders and opinions on those who have opposed his sometimes controversial actions."A must read for any student of modern Asia" (Rupert Murdoch) and "...told with great clarity, in a refeshingly direct style" (Kofi Annan).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canell, 1929. Hb, green cloth, no dj. 380 pgs. and b/w portrait frontis. G. with scuffs to spine and small tear bottom edge FC. Biography of the great English evangelist and founder of the Methodist Church.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Webb & Bower, 1980. HB, VG in G+ dj. Reminiscences by Emily Lady Clive Bayley and her father Sir Thomas Metcalfe, the Resident of Delhi. 217 pgs, 100+ beautiful colour illustrations; fascimiles of the paintings commissioned by Thomas Metcalfe at the time from native artists, including a 12 page foldout.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999. Hb, 436 pages with b/w plates. G+ in G dj which has small chips and scuffs along edges including small tear (0.5 cm) to bottom of dj spine. Well-regarded biography of one of Europe's legendary figures, the 18th century monarch who was equally known for his great military victories such as in the Seven Years War as for his promotion of the Arts." A tremendous read, making the most of all the opportunities offerred by the most intellligent and interesting of all European monarchs. It is especially good at capturing Frederick's neurotic, bitchy personality and addresses the vexed question of his sexuality more frankly and authoritively than any previous biography. The book will surely stand as the standard life in English for a long time to come." . Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dawlish/London: David & Charles/Phoenix House, 1961. Hb, red cloth covers, no dj, 200pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ copy with light wear. Previous owner's name on fep, otherwise contents clean. Story of Francis Egerton, third Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803), originator of the Bridgewater Canal with his chief engineer John Gilbert, and recognized as founder of the English canal system.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1986. Hb, xvii + 254pp, b/w plates. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biography of the nineteenth century composer, Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The author "corrects the legend that Schubert was a penniless, myopic roly-poly. This sympathetic and musically astute biography pays tribute to Schubert's raw talent and shows him to have been a composer of outstanding brilliance".. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Rowman & Littlefield. Pb, 352 pgs with b/w photos. VG with only v. light scuffing to edges. "This innovative text explores the extraordinary personal and political lives of ten leaders who profoundly changed 20th century Asian history. The histories, cultures and politics of China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia are interpreted through the lives of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Mohandas Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, Norodom Sihanouk, Pol Pot, Sukaro and Suharto". Despite their differences, each in his own way could claim to be a nationalist. An interesting approach to Asian politics.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Cassell, 1968. Hb reprint, 384pp, portrait frontis of the author with Winston Churchill. Previous owner's inscription on fep, contents otherwise clean. Dustjacket has chips and closed tears. Memoirs of the Australian Prime Minister (1939-1941, 1949-1966), describing his encounters with world statesmen, his contribution to and observation of various events such as the Suez Crisis, political developments in Australia, and memories of cricket. . Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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BCA, 1986. Hb, 361 pages, book club edition. G. in G. dj. "The tormented saga of the Getty family reads like the script of a television soap opera, interweaving boardroom battles, sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy and family intrigue". . Hard Cover. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. 414 pgs, b/w illustrations. Engaging story of 17th century mariner William Adams, the first Englishman to visit the hitherto closed society of Japan, where he lived for over a decade and rose to a senior role in the court of the Shogun.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1904. Hb, brown boards, no dj, 666 pages with b/w plates. G. with light edgewear to covers and tanning on endpapers. Second in Morley's three volume biography of the Victorian statesman. This book covers 1859-1880, from his time as Chancellor of the Exchequer through to his first tenure as Prime Minister and the formation of his second ministry in 1880.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Random House, 1999. Hb, 874 pgs with b/w plates. Famous biography of the U.S. president which was received with some controversy when it was first published due to its unusual biographical style. Involving thirteen years of archival research and interviews, the Pulitzer prize-winning author gives a detailed account of Reagan's life from his birth in 1911, through a varied career as lifeguard, aspiring writer, sportscaster, film star, soldier, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor, President for two terms, and finally his last interview with Reagan in 1994 when the former president, as a result of Alzheimers, no longer even recognized him. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Cassell, 2000. Hb, 254pp. The title page and front endpaper have been roughly-cut at one edge but otherwise the contents are very good, clean and tight. Dj price-clipped. An unique collection of the experiences of Japanese soldiers, arranged chronologically so as to trace the Burma campaign, and offering first hand accounts of the conflict. Contents: To Rangoon; Advance; Occupation; Arakan Operations; Imphal and Kohima; Retreat. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. more information

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Reprint Society, 1950. Black boards, 596 pgs, b/w plates. G., corners bumped, brown spotting on endpapers, light tanning to some page edges. Classic biography of Viscount Horatio Nelson. A reprint of the 1947 work.. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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WH Smith. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 9" x 11.75", 192 pgs, colour and b/w illustrations. G., faint tanning to page edges but otherwise clean. Large format, pictorial biography of the famous dancer and screen star, illustrated with numerous photos, especially of him pairing countless co-stars, but not forgetting his later dramatic roles.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Aurum Press, 2003. Hb, xii + 416pp, b/w illustrations. VG with clean contents in Good+ dj which has the slightest of edgewear. Explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse, relating the stories of : Hester Thrale & Samuel Johnson; Alice Liddell & Lewis Carroll; Elizabeth Siddall & Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Lou Andreas-Salome & Nietzche, Rilke, Freud; Gala & Salvador Dali; Lee Miller & Man Ray; Charis & Edward Weston; Suzanne Farrell & George Balanchine; Yoko Ono & John Lennon. "Wonderfully learned and witty...". Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Faber & Faber, 1998. Hb, xx + 548pp, b/w illustrations. There is a "library sold" stamp on the front endpaper but no other marks or stamps, and the book is otherwise in VG clean condition including the dustjacket. Mammoth-sized biography of the Victorian cricketer, which explores Grace's formative family background; his competitive relations with his two famous brothers; his career as a doctor; his ambitions and bereavements as a father; analysis of his career; the more controversial aspects of his conduct including his verbal and physical altercations and his kidnapping of an Australian cricketer from Lord's. . Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: John Murray, 1942. Hb, red cloth,no dj. Good copy, some fading to spine and small tear top edge. 356 pgs. Affectionate biography on the Anglican divine and pacifist, Dick Sheppard. B/w photos including frontis. Inscription of previous owner on front endpaper which has a tear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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N.Y: Viking, 1994. Hb, xxii + 521pp, b/w plates. Contents clean. Rags-to-riches story of the larger-than-life impresario, who, during the 1920s to 1960s, played a major role in popularising ballet, concerts and theatre with general American audiences, promoting stars such as Isaac Stern, Isadora Duncan, Marian Andersen, Rudolph Nureyev and ballet companies from the Royal Ballet to the Bolshoi to American Ballet Theatre.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bristol: Warrior Enterprises/White Tree Books, 1989. 96 pgs, b/w illustrations. G+ in G+ dj which has slight edgewear. Faint tanning to page edges. Entertaining look at life at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst based on the author's experiences in the 1980s. With original cartoons and b/w photos.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Scott, Donald. more information

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London: Paladin, 1986. Pb, 1051pp, b/w photos. Good+, with crease along spine and back cover; clean, unmarked contents. Monumental, award-winning biography of the Russian writer and dissident."One of the most memorable works of its kind" (The Times). Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Harvill, 1999. Hb, 590 pp, VG in G+ dj with light scuffs. Well-regarded biography of the writer, Bruce Chatwin, whose cult travel book, "In Patagonia" set a new standard for travel writing. A Director at Sotheby's, a newspaper journalist, an art collector, photographer, traveller and literary author, he was most of all a great storyteller. Following Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989, Nicholas Shakespeare was granted access to his private notebooks, diaries and letters and produced this definitive biography after 8 years of research.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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