Biografia

The Tell-Tale Heart. The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

SYMONS, JULIAN. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Faber & Faber, 1978. 1st ed. ".. provides a completely fresh assessment of Edgar Allan Poe, both as man and writer" Pp. 10/259, ex library stamp to verso title page, marks to endpapers, marginal note to p.198. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w, f...

My Father Before Me. (Illustrated by Frank V. Martin.)

GOODLAND, NORMAN. · 1953 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1953. 1st ed. Biography. Pp. 215, frontis, 36 b/w illustrations, slight spotting to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Abbe Paul Couturier.

VILLAIN, MAURICE. · 1959 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

1959. A religious biography. Pp 19. P/b, slight sunning to spine, portrait cover. G+.

Pope John Paul II.

BLAZYNSKI, GEORGE. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Sphere Books. 1979. "Wojtyla's story typifies the struggles of Polish nationalism allied with the Church against the twin tyrannies of Nazism and Stalinism". Pp 176, some b/w illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, slight crease to front cover, portrait cover. G+.

Life of Swedenborg.

BOGG, J. STUART. · 1934 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: New Church Press. 1934. A religious biography. Pp 40, some b/w illustrations. P/b, slight crease to front cover. G+.

The Trial of Socrates.

STONE, I.F. · 1989 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Pan Books. 1989. "Paints Socrates as a snobbish, pederastic, nostalgic, head-in-air, know-all anti-democrat, whose conduct and views gave democratic Athens every reason to dislike him, despise him, mock him or ignore him, but no right to silence and execute him". Pp 28...

Undertaken with Love. The Story of a DIY Funeral.

SPOTTISWOODE, JANE. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Robert Hale. 1992. "The true story of a women who, in accordance with her husband's wishes, 'funeralized' him herself without the so-called benefit of undertakers or clergy, afterwards consigning his ashes to the compost heap as they had previously arranged". Pp 175, 4...

Chaliapin. A Critical Biography.

BOROVSKY, VICTOR. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. 1st ed. "This important book gives a vivid picture of Chaliapin in close-up, on and off the stage, as well as detailed accounts of his major roles, including the unsurpassed Boris Godunov." Pp. 15/630, portrait frontis, over 100 photographs. Maro...

To Build and to Plant. Memoirs of a Forty-five Years' Ministry.

ABBA, HERBERT W. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Independent Press Ltd, 1958. 1st ed "Here is the story of a ministry of unusual length which spans the opening years of this critical century." Pp. 79, portrait frontis, 12 b/w illustrations, uneven toning to endpapers. Light blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait i...

The Parson Knows from the Parish Notes 1953-1968.

WILLMOTT, REV. OLIVER. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Bishop Street Press. 1999. 1st ed. "Here is part two of an epic 'poem' - a trilogy. It develops from 'yours Reverently 1948-1953' through 'The Parson Knows 1953-1968' to 'The Parish Notes 1968-1982'. The books are extracted from the copious writings in prose of Rev. Oliver Wil...

The Du Mauriers.

DU MAURIER, DAPHNE. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1949. A biography. Pp 315, slight toning to pages, slight spotting to verso front cover. P/b, slight creasing and scuffing to spine, slight spotting to front cover. G+.

Einstein. A Life in Science.

WHITE, MICHAEL, & GRIBBIN, JOHN. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London: Simon & Schuster, 1993. 1st ed. "In this absorbing book, the man's life and his work are recounted in an unprecedentedly accessible way." Pp. 279. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Shop Boy. An Autobiography.

THOMAS, JOHN BIRCH. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983. 1st ed. "This autobiography of a child and young man was written down by John Birch Thomas to tell his grandchildren about his life from the 1860s in Peckham up to his young manhood." Pp. 9/181. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrate...

Drums of Morning. Growing Up in the Thirties.

SCANNELL, VERNON. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Robson Books Ltd, 1992. 1st ed. "With Drums of Morning Vernon Scannell completes his autobiographical trilogy, recalling his childhood and early manhood, culminating in his joining the army in 1940." Pp. 200. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Lady Gregory. The Woman Behind the Irish Renaissance.

KOHFELDT, MARY LOU. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: Andre Deutsch, 1985. 1st ed. "This fascinating exploration of Lady Gregory's life, her transformation and development reveals a striking and important personality." Pp. 13/366, 16 b/w illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w (by J.B. Ye...

Bloomsbury: A House of Lions.

EDEL, LEON. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Hogarth Press, 1979. 1st ed. "All Mr. Edel's great biographical skill has gone into this rich compendium of the famous group." Pp. 288, portrait frontis, 10 b/w illustrations, map of Bloomsbury to endpapers. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w chipping to top ed...

Essex Worthies. A Biographical Companion to the County.

ADDISON, WILLIAM. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1973. 0850330807. 1st ed. "As a reference book it will be useful to those Essex historians whose knowledge of the topography of the County would be enriched by acquaintance with its personalities." Pp.2/212, frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. Brown...

Thomas Wolfe. A Biography.

TURNBULL, ANDREW. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. 1st ed. "The towering figure of Thomas Wolfe emerges in all his vitality and complexity in this book, the definitive biography." Pp. 10/368, 30 b/w illustrations, some page edges crumpled. Black cloth, portrait illustrated d/w has small...

From Middle England: A Memory of the Thirties.

OAKES, PHILIP. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London: Andre Deutsch, 1980. 1st ed. "Philip Oakes's evocation of the years immediately before the Second World War is poignant, and he is uniquely valuable because he happens to have been raised in a part of England too often neglected by literature." Pp. 185. Brown cloth, gi...

Teilhard De Chardin.

TOWERS, BERNARD. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Lutterworth Press. 1972. "Teilhard is no naive optimist, as he has been portrayed, preaching only sweetness and hope. He knew what it is to suffer, and he saw beyond the pain". Pp 45, name to fep. P/b, portrait cover. G+.