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London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2006 Book. Near Fine. Stapled Booklet. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original edition of the account by Bernard Cornwell of his inspiration for the Sharpe series of novels and how they evolved over time. 46pp. Quotation by Terry Pratchett to introductory pages.Minor shelfwear to cover, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. .

Nottingham: The Sharpe Appreciation Society, 2007 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised & Expanded Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bernard Cornwell's account of his dream of writing a 'Hornblower-on-land' series and how it evolved over the years. Also includes his early work 'Cakes and Ale'. 115pp. Minor creasing to front cover, otherwise very good copy with no… Read more about this item

Castleford, West Yorkshire: Yorkshire Art Circus, 1992 Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8.75" Square. Autobiography of the Leeds-born jazz and blues photographer Terry Cryer (1934-2017), written with editor Ian Clayton and with an introduction by Val Kilmer.143pp illustrated throughout with the author's black and white photographs. Signed to the title page by the author, with short… Read more about this item

Firenze: Giunti Marzocco, 1982 Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reprint of a work published by G Barbera, Firenze, in 1920. Text in Italian. 489pp with index. Some edgewear and marking to cover and slight foxing and marking to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1985 Book. Good. Orange Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the English novelist, poet and playwright David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930), published to celebrate the centenary of his birth. 211pp with bibliography. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine, slight marking to top edges and a few creased corners,… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1988 Book. Good. Brown Cloth Boards. 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Definitive biography of the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). 680pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. Black design and silver lettering to top board and spine. Slight bumping and roll to spine, and edges marked,… Read more about this item

London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1874 Book. Fair. Decorated Brown Boards. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Diary kept by a servant to the French King, Louis XVI, and his family, during the months leading up to the monarch's execution in the first French Revolution. One Shilling Books series. 127pp illustrated with colour drawing to frontis. Gilt lettering… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1964 Book. Good. Tan Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Unfinished film script dealing with the first half of the autobiography by the Irish writer Maurice O'Sullivan, which was first published in English in 1933. 91pp. Silver lettering to spine. Ex-Library copy with usual stamps and markings. Slight… Read more about this item

London: Peter Davies, 1956 Book. Good. Purple Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Biography of the English novelist Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), author of over 100 popular novels and many short stories. 253pp with bibliography, illustrated with black and white portrait to frontis. Pink lettering to spine. Slight bumping and fading to spine and top… Read more about this item

Oxford & Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1992 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blackwell Critical Biographies Series. Detailed account of Chaucer's personal life and the relationship between the man of affairs and the poet. 365pp with index, chronological table and 21 black and white plates. Gilt lettering to spine. minimal bumping… Read more about this item

London: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 1998 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Vivid and frank biography which draws on a vast amount of private and unpublished material, poems, diaries, letters and photographs. 600pp with index, illustrated with 53 black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight creasing and… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Closely drawn biography of the English romantic poet John Keats, drawing on his letters and poems and a wide range of contemporary sources. 356pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white reproductions. Gilt lettering to… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles Ltd, 1973 Book. Very Good. Grey Cloth Boards. Reissued with Corrections. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Second printing of a standard work on the early career of the British architect John Nash (1752-1835). 118pp with index, illustrated with 79 black and white plates plus drawings to the text. Gilt lettering to spine.… Read more about this item

Leeds: The Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture, Leeds City Art Galleries, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Studies in the History of Sculpture Number 2. Life and work of the English sculptor William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), largely drawn from the Thornycroft Papers donated to the… Read more about this item

Preston: James Askew Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Red Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gems of Literature Series. Undated biographical work, 369pp. Gilt design and lettering to leather spine over red cloth boards decorated with black and gilt design. All edges gilt. Label to pastedown has been covered. Some wear to head and tail of spine, some… Read more about this item

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company Limited, 1889 Book. Good. Decorated Green Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The World's Workers Series. Biography of the English educator and historian Thomas Arnold (1795-1842), who was head master at Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. 128pp illustrated with tissue-guarded portrait to frontis. Top board… Read more about this item

London: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 1998 Book. Very Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the creator of penguin New Writing and the London Magazine, drawing on private journals and correspondence. 308pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight foxing to top… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1994 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of Audrey Hepburn, drawn from the author's thirty-year acquaintance with the star, as well as documents and interviews with her closest associates. 319pp with index, illustrated with 24 pages of black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Grey… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1986 Book. Near Fine. Mustard Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Major study of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of James I and brother of Charles I, who would have reigned as Henry IX had he not died of typhoid fever at the age of 18. 264pp… Read more about this item

London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 1997 Book. Near Fine. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Completely revised edition of the biography first published in 1992. 288pp with index, illustrated with32 pages of colour photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal shelfwear, otherwise near fine..