Biografia

I Came, I Saw an Autobiography

LEWIS, NORMAN · 1994 · Little Lane Books

A$32.00 (€19.67 | $21.68 | £16.41 | ¥3,461)

UK, Picador. 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 19cm. Book, In this magnificent autobiography, Norman Lewis recaptures the years which saw him changed from a stammering schoolboy into a writer for whom, after the war, travel became an indispensable stimulant. Just under 500g fo...

Enemy Coast Ahead

GIBSON, GUY · 1995 · Little Lane Books

A$28.00 (€17.21 | $18.97 | £14.36 | ¥3,028)

UK, Bridge Books. 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 25cm. Ill.: Malcolm Kinnear. Book, Faults first >> a few page edges protrude from the text block as untrimmed/mistrimmed. 240 crisp p, pencil sketch endpapers, approx 900g for post. introduction by HARRIS, SIR ARTHUR ("BOMBER...

Skies of Fire Dramatic Air Combat

PRICE, ALFRED · 2002 · Little Lane Books

A$46.00 (€28.28 | $31.17 | £23.59 | ¥4,975)

UK, CasselL & Company. 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, Thrill to stirring tales of bravery and challenge in the air, to aviation at the edge of endurance. The pilot who faces the unknown, who by chance flies higher or faster than he should, or hurtles into comba...

Laurie Lee: The Well-Loved Stranger

GROVE, VALERIE · 1999 · Little Lane Books

A$36.00 (€22.13 | $24.39 | £18.46 | ¥3,894)

UK, Viking. 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 560pp, 3 photo sections, just over a kilo for post. The authorized, first major biography of British writer Laurie Lee, author of the beloved novel Cider with Rosie. English author Lee (1914-1997) began his writing car...

Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics

KAREN MCCREADY, GARTH CLARK · 1995 · Little Lane Books

A$38.00 (€23.36 | $25.75 | £19.49 | ¥4,110)

UK, Thames & Hudson. 1995, 1st. Card Cover with dust jacket, 25cm. Book, Having been withdrawn from Bristol library this well read book is now available - (usual stamps etc )This book fills a need for a completely authoritative, spectacularly illustrated guide to the period's ...

Elizabeth Butler Battle Artist

BUTLER, ELIZABETH · 1993 · Little Lane Books

A$37.00 (€22.74 | $25.07 | £18.98 | ¥4,002)

UK, Fisher Press. 1993. Paperback with dust jacket, 19.5cm. Book, Both Elizabeth's parents were interested in art and at an early age she was encouraged to paint and draw. At first Elizabeth concentrated on painting portraits and landscapes but after visiting France, where she...

Fight for the Sky the Story of the Spitfire and the Hurricane

BADER, DOUGLAS · 1973 · Little Lane Books

A$24.00 (€14.75 | $16.26 | £12.31 | ¥2,596)

UK, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1973. Soft cover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting ac...

Clarice Cliff the Bizarre Affair

GRIFFIN, LEONARD; MEISEL, LOUIS K. AND SUSAN · 1989 · Little Lane Books

A$28.00 (€17.21 | $18.97 | £14.36 | ¥3,028)

UK, Thames & Hudson. 1989. Card Cover with dust jacket, 35cm. Book, Clarice Cliff The Bizarre Affair - This book provided us with the first sharp definitions of Clarice Cliff and the art era in which she flourished. Leonard Griffin gives the reader an excellent short biography...

Rommel\S Army in Africa

MCGUIRK, DAL · 1987 · Little Lane Books

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.39 | ¥3,245)

UK, Stanley Paul. 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 26.5cm. Book, About the author > Dal McGuirk has one of the largest collections of Afrikakorps memorabilia in the world and a collection of over 3,000 unpublished photos. This is about all aspects of the German experience in ...

Aircraft of the Aces, Legends of Ww2

HOLMES, TONY (COMPILER-EDITOR) · 2000 · Little Lane Books

A$46.00 (€28.28 | $31.17 | £23.59 | ¥4,975)

UK, Osprey Publishing. 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 29cm. Ill.: Iain Wyllie. Book, Aircraft of the Aces, Legends of WW2 This volume showcases the artwork of leading aviation artist Iain Wyllie, who has produced over 30 action-packed paintings. Combat reports by the aces t...

Art Deco Tableware British Domestic Ceramics 1925 - 1939

SPOURS, JUDY · 1988 · Little Lane Books

A$45.00 (€27.66 | $30.49 | £23.08 | ¥4,867)

UK, Ward Lock. 1988, 1st. Hardcover with dust jacket, 28.5cm. Book, 224pp of great style, approx 1.3kgs packed for post to you. Pages of crispy whiteness showcas this marvellous age of adventurous design - Designed for collectors and connoisseurs alike, this work on colourful ...

Spitfire Into Battle

W. G. G. DUNCAN SMITH DSO DFC · 1982 · Little Lane Books

A$15.00 (€9.22 | $10.16 | £7.69 | ¥1,622)

UK, Hamlyn. 1982. Paperback with dust jacket, 18 Cm. Book, 235pp, less than 500g for post to you. A cover crease is the fault for this book, though the contents are gripping in detail. Photos section amidships. Group Captain Duncan Smith flew and fought in front-line operation...

Norman Lindsay Artful Cats

INTRODUCED BY MEG STEWART · 2001 · Little Lane Books

A$60.00 (€36.88 | $40.65 | £30.77 | ¥6,490)

Bungendore, Australia, Odana Editions Pty. Limited. 2001, First Edition. Hardcover , 28.5cm. Ill.: Norman Lindsay. Book, Norman Lindsay's Artful Cats contains rare family photographs from the Lindsay and Stewart estates. There are also letters from Norman to Margaret Coen and ...

Rogue Bull: The Story of Lang Hancock King of the Pilbarra

DUFFIELD ROBERT · 1979 · Little Lane Books

A$115.00 (€70.69 | $77.92 | £58.98 | ¥12,438)

Collins. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 000216423x) Hardcover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book, Very Good condition. Dan Denning comments on the book in the Daily Reckoning, this may/maybe not an extract > Implicit in this," Duffield writes, "is Lang Hancock's c...

The Radical Twenties: Writing, Politics, and Culture

LUCAS, JOHN · 1997 · Little Lane Books

A$31.00 (€19.06 | $21.00 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

Rutgers Uni Press. 1997. Soft cover with dust jacket, 21.5cm. Book, -from cover > This book brings together writers from the 1920's who have never before been collectively studied in regard to their political radicalism. Drawing on the works of D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Wolf, S...

Truman Capote a Memoir

BRINNIN · 1987 · Little Lane Books

A$24.00 (€14.75 | $16.26 | £12.31 | ¥2,596)

UK, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 22.5cm. Book, 182 crisp pp, less than 500g to post, photo section amidships. A intriguing study re-created from diary notes & a sharp memory, Whether Capote's exploits charmed or annoyed you Brinnin's bio of his friend ...

Spitfire Attack

ROLLS, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WT, DFC DFM AE · 1987 · Little Lane Books

A$40.00 (€24.59 | $27.10 | £20.51 | ¥4,326)

UK, William Kimber. 1987, 1st. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 232pp & right on 500g for post. Bill Rolls writes with gusto and experience of those 'bleak' days when fighter pilots never seemed to be out of their cockpits. 'Bill' Rolls as a young Sergeant-Pilot couldn...

Ghosts of Targets Past

GRAY, PHILIP · 2000 · Little Lane Books

A$23.00 (€14.14 | $15.58 | £11.80 | ¥2,488)

UK, Grub Street. 2000. Paperback with dust jacket. Book, This book from Bainford Library, softcover with plastic wrap, 182pp & under 500g. Whilst the lancaster was acknowledged as being a fearsome bomber, the plane was also vulnerable. Philip Gray describes what it was like to...

Marco the Making of Marco Pierre White, Sharpest Chef in History

HENNESSY, CHARLES · 2000 · Little Lane Books

A$19.00 (€11.68 | $12.87 | £9.74 | ¥2,055)

UK, Ebury Press. 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, Marco was born of working-class parents on a bleak council estate in Leeds, and his Italian mother died when he was six years old. Today he has become a star chef of international renown, a controversial media cel...

Call to Arms

THOMPSON, JULIAN · 2009 · Little Lane Books

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.39 | ¥3,245)

UK, Quercus. 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket, 27.5cm. Book, 'Call to Arms' recounts the stirring and momentous speeches of more than 50 military leaders, spanning the history of global conflict. Each entry includes a biography of the commander along with the story and signifi...