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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty


DENING, GREG

Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) moderate to heavy water damage to bottom corners: all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1992

KEYWORDS: history Captain Bligh HMS Bounty maritime biography mutiny

$22.50
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Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David


COOPER, ARTEMIS

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph / Penguin 1999

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Elizabeth David cookery food first editions

$18.50
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Jorge Luis Borges


McMURRAY, GEORGE R

Octavo hardcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Frederick Ungar Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography Jorge Luis Borges criticism interpretation

$65.00
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Grivas and the Story of Eoka


BYFORD-JONES, W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3cm loss to top edge of front cover, light to moderate general foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1959

KEYWORDS: first editions military political politics history EOKA terrorists George Grivas Greece Cyprus Greek Cypriot biography biographies memoir

$35.00
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In Search of C S Lewis


SCHOFIELD, STEPHEN (Ed) & TYNAN, KENNETH et al (Interviews)

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bridge Publishing 1983

KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies biography C S Lewis

$40.00
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From Battle of Britain Airman to POW Escapee: The Story of Ian Walker RAF


WALKER, ANGELA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword 2017

KEYWORDS: first editions military aviation history RAF Royal Air Force pows prisoners of war ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Ian Walker biography

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The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren


BROMBERG, CRAIG

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Omnibus Press 1991

KEYWORDS: music biographies biography memoir Malcolm McLaren

$22.50
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Bitter Monsoon: The Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot


MOXON, OLIVER

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1955

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter pilots biography memoir biographies Stefan James first editions

$20.00
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Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet


SVOBODA, TERESE

LACKS D/W, super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Schaffner Press 2016

KEYWORDS: Lola Ridge literature literary biography biographies memoir poets poetry

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Winning Isn't Everything.... A Biography of Sir Alf Ramsay


BOWLER, DAVE

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1998

KEYWORDS: Sir Alf Ramsey biography memoir sport soccer football

$15.00
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Bjorn Borg: Heartbeats: A Memoir


BORG, BJORN & BORG, PATRICIA (Told to) & HARMON, BRADLEY (Trans)

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sphere 2025

KEYWORDS: sport history tennis players Bjorn Borg memoir biography autobiography

$15.00
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Katherine Ann Porter: A Life


GIVNER, JOAN

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1983

KEYWORDS: Katherine Anne Porter biography biographies memoir literature literary

$25.00
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Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane


LEWIS, JEREMY

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 2005

KEYWORDS: literature literary history biography biographies memoir Allen Lane Penguin

$22.50
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Beatrice (Hill) Tinsley 1941-1981 Astronomer


WHINERAY, SCOTT (Prepared by)

Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Massey University / New Zealand Institute of Physics Education Committee 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir Beatrice Hill Tinsley physics astronomy

$35.00
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman


GLEICK, JAMES

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 1992

KEYWORDS: signed James Gleick biography biographies memoir Richard Feynman science

$24.50
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Pure Luck: The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith 1888-1989


BRAMSON, ALAN & HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES (Fore)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1990

KEYWORDS: aviation history biography memoir Sir Thomas Sopwith

$27.50
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Sniper of the Skies: The Story of George Frederick 'Screwball' Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM and BAR


THOMAS, NICK

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword 2015

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter pilots George Frederick Screwball Beurling biography memoir

$30.00
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The Life of Ailred of Rievaulx


DANIEL, WALTER & POWICKE, F M (Trans, Intro & Notes)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1950

KEYWORDS: history biography Ailred abbot of Rievaulx

$18.50
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The Life of George Bass: Surgeon and Sailor of the Enlightenment


ESTENSEN, MIRIAM

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005

KEYWORDS: history George Bass biography maritime nautical exploration

$17.50
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Charles Darwin: The Power of Place: Volume II of a Biography


BROWNE, JANET

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pimlico 2003

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin biography memoir naturalists history

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