Biografia

Jack's Book. An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac.

GIFFORD, BARRY, & LEE, LAWRENCE. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

New York: St.Martin's Press, 1978. 1st ed. "A monumental biography that reads like a novel - the story of Jack Kerouac and his work, in the words of the men and women who were his companions on his lifelong trip through America." Pp. 8/339, 33 b/w illustrations. Beige boards, ...

Bob Hope Portrait of a Superstar.

THOMPSON, CHARLES. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Fontana: Collins, 1982. 0006364314. Rep. " Charles Thompson explores the life behind the wisecracks of the man who came from the London suburbs of Eltham to become the world's most endearing and enduring superstar." Pp. 250, pages toned. P/b. G+.

Dr Routh.

MIDDLETON, R.D. · 1938 · Chilton Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London: Oxford University Press,1938. 0. 1st ed. Biography of the English classical scholar and president of Magdalen College Oxford. Ex priory library. Pp.16/278,portrait frontis. + 8 b/w plates,endpapers toned, inkstamps to inside front board and title page. Blue cloth, gilt...

The Last Edwardian at No. 10. An Impression of Harold Macmillan.

HUTCHINSON, GEORGE. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Quartet Books, 1980. 1st ed. An informal and affectionate but not uncritical impression touching on Harold Macmillan's earlier life and his retirement as well as his years of power. Pp. 151/5 Index, 30 illustrations. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illus...

With Those in Peril. A Chaplain's Life in the Royal Navy.

POCOCK, REV. LOVELL. · 1989 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Worcs:Rev. Frank Lovell Pocock,1989. 2nd ed. Pp.316, some photo illustrations.Blue cloth, illustrated d/w slightly rubbed. VG/VG.

Tennyson.

THORN, MICHAEL. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: Little, Brown & Co, 1992. 1st ed. Lively, authoritative and highly illuminating, 'Tennyson' provides a timely and much-needed reassessment of one of the most maligned, misunderstood yet enduring English poets. 24cms. x 15.4cms. Pp. 18/566/1(ad), 16 b/w plates. Black cl...

A Classical Youth. and other pieces.

LONGSON, MICHAEL. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Anthony Blond, 1985. 1st ed. ".. is a delightful and nostalgic story of a boy growing up in the early decades of this century." 24cms. x 16cms. Pp. 168. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Daniel Henry Charles Bartlett. A Memoir.

BROMILEY, REV. PROFESSOR G.W. · 1959 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Burnham-on-Sea: Dr. Bartlett's Executors, 1959. 1st ed. A short memoir on Dr. Bartlett, with a particular emphasis on the motives and convictions which guided and inspired him. Pp. 10/86, frontis portrait, owner's name to rear endpaper. Light blue cloth, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

The Faith of a Surgeon. Belief and experience in the life of Arthur Rendle Short.

CAPPER, W.M. AND JOHNSON, D.(EDITORS). · 1976 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Exeter:The Paternoster Press,1976. P/b. Pp.156, owners name to title page. Illustrated p/b, slightly rubbed. VG.

Anthony Hopkins. The Authorised Biography.

FALK, QUENTIN. · 2000 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Virgin Publishing. 2000. "Now updated to include Hopkins' latest work in Nixon, Surviving Picasso, The Mask of Zorro and Titus, this is a frank and revealing account of a major star". Pp 322. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Portrait cover. VG.

David Jason. The Biography.

HILDRED, STAFFORD, & EWBANK, TIM. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Blake Publishing Ltd, 1997. 1st hardback ed. "This affectionate and immensely readable biography is based on David Jason's own memories plus recollections from friends, relatives and co-stars of both stage and screen." Pp. 16/303, 19 colour plates, 24 b/w illustrations...

Puritan's Progress. A Study of John Bunyan.

FURLONG, MONICA. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975. 1st ed. "Nearly 300 years after his death John Bunyan is still a name to many who are neither historians nor specialists in English literature." Pp. 223, 6 illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illust...

The Bishop and I. Taking the lid off the Church's best kept secret.

CAREY, EILEEN. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1998. 1st ed. "Gives an insight into the lives of those who stand alongside their partners in their work of Christian ministry, giving freely of their time and love, sometimes at great personal cost". Pp 198. P/b. Slight creasing to spine and cover....

It's Only the Vicar. Tales from a Cornish Fishing Community a Quarter of a Century Ago.

HOSKING, HAROLD. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Chichester: Gooday Publishers. 1987. 1st ed. "Throughout the gentle narrative of the everyday life of the fishing village runs a love and care and concern for people, a quiet godliness and sensitive humanity". Pp 112, signed by the author to title page. P/b. VG.

Down to Earth. A New Vision for the Church.

REEVES, DONALD. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Mowbray, 1996. 1st ed. Biography. Pp. 10/117. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

The Initimate Merton. His Life from His Journals Thomas Merton.

HART, PATRICK, & MONTALDO, JONATHAN. (EDITORS). · 2000 · Chilton Books

£14.50 (€17.38 | $19.16 | ¥3,059)

Oxford: Lion Publishing plc, 2000. 1st ed. "Here at last is the closest thing we will ever have to Thomas Merton's complete memoirs, selected from the most intimate and vital passages in his journals." Pp. 448. Turquoise cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG...

Prophets for an Age of Doubt.

BAKER, A.E. · 1934 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: The Centenary Press,1934. 1st ed. Ex libris. Pp.247, Royal Holloway College bookplate to verso front board, presentation label to fep,library stamps to title, preface andfinal page. Maroon cloth,gilt title to spine. VG.

Dylan Thomas. The Collected Letters.

FERRIS, PAUL (ED). · 1987 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Paladin. 1987. "The story of a struggle, a struggle to be a poet, and a free man...enchances one's respect and affection for him". Pp 984. P/b. G+.

Upon the Head of the Goat. A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944.

SIEGAL, ARANKA. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1982. 1st British ed. "This is a book that should be read by all those who are interested in the Holocaust and what it did to young and old." Pp. 214/Afterword. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Living with Paradox. John Habgood, Archbishop of York.

PEART-BINNS, JOHN S. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1987. 1st ed. "A study of one of the Anglican Church's major figures...Also sheds light on how the Anglican Church functions today and illustrates the problems and opportunities open to its senior members". Pp 201. Name to fep. P/b. Illustrated ...