Biografia

Beyond Our Selves. A Women's Pilgrimage in Faith.

MARSHALL, CATHERINE. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1970. "In describing her faith the author ranges over an appealing variety of subjects - childhood, early college days, friends who helped and inspired her, the moving death of her minister father, the work and influence of Peter Marshall". Pp 255. ...

Stuart Blanch: A Life.

WILLIAMS, DICK. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: SPCK, 2001. 1st ed. "With his warm personality and abundance of humour, Stuart inspired faith and love in others more than most. " Pp. 12/196, 15 b/w plates. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

The Selected Letters of Lewis Carroll.

COHEN, MORTON N. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Papermac. 1996. "The letters written here capture the essence as well as the multiple interest and subtleties of the whole man". Pp 302. Pages slightly toned. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Portrait cover. G+.

My Own Man. The Memories of Frank S.Montague.

MONTAGUE, FRANK S. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Upton-on-Severn:Square One,1994.(Privately printed). Posthumously published memoirs of Frank S.Montague who served in the Auxiliary and Royal Air Force. Pp.208,occasional b/w illustrations. Blue cloth. VG.

A Mother's Story. The Truth about the Baby M. Case.

WHITEHEAD, MARY BETH (WITH SCHWARTZ-NOBEL, LORETTA). · 1990 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: Arrow Books, 1990. 1st ed (GB). "The author thought she could give her baby away for $10,000 - and elected to become a surrogate mother. When her daughter was born, she changed her mind. The consequences of her decision tore the lives of Mary Beth and her family apart,...

Shcharansky. Hero of our Time.

GILBERT, MARTIN. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1987. rev ed. "From eye-witness accounts, documentary evidence and Shcharansky's own letters, the author gives an account of his bitter struggles and courage. In July 1978 Shcharansky was found guilty of espionage against the USSR and sentenced...

Colonel Coggeshall. The Man Who Saved Lincoln.

KOCH, FREDA POSTLE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ohio: Poko Press. 1985. "A colourful family saga providing new material about a man who was state librarian of Ohio, an author, a diplomat and a bodyguard to Lincoln". Pp 261. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

The Lass from Lorraine. (Illustrated by Bridget R. Peterson.)

MONCRIEFF, M.C. SCOTT. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Blandford Press, 1948. 1st ed. Historical novelisation of the story of St. Joan of Arc. Pp. 159, colour frontis, 34colour & 10 b/w illustrations + 2 maps, inscrip. to fep. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

Chaim Weizmann. A Biography by several hands. Preface by David Ben-Gurion.

WEIZMANN, CHAIM, EDITORS WEISGAL, MEYER, & CARMICHAEL, JOEL. · 1962 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1962. 1st ed. "Within his own altogether integrated personality, Weizmann fused together the desparate values of Russian-Jewish culture, the humane traditions of the British way of life, and the scientific perspective of the 20th century." Pp. 11...

Fields of Yesterday.

MORSE-BOYCOTT, REV.DESMOND. · 1932 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

London:Skeffington,1932. 1st ed. "The book deals with the author's family history, his schooldays, how he came to want to take Holy Orders against his father's wish, his curacies at three country churches, and the work which has held him at Somers Town, whilst several chapters...

The Life of John Duncan.

STUART, A. MOODY. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991. 1st Banner of Truth Trust ed. An outstanding cameo portrait of a great Christian. Pp. 10/231. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Thomas Ken. Bishop and Non-juror.

RICE, HUGH A.L. · 1958 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: SPCK, 1958. 1st ed. Biography of Bishop Ken, who lived in the 17th century at a period of severe trial and testing for the Church in both England and Scotland. Pp. 8/230, portrait frontis, 7 b/w illustrations. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated ...

John Elias. Life, Letters and Essays.

MORGAN, EDWARD. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1973. Revised edition in one volume. Biography together with letters and essays. Pp. 13/417, portrait frontis, 12 b/w illustrations + 1 map, owners name to verso front board. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/VG.

Khaki Parish. Our War. Our Love. 1940-1946.

COOK, HELEN & BILL. · 1989 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Hodder & Stoughten, 1989. Rep. "Khaki Parish is a unique, personal view of wartime life seen through the eyes of young army pardre Bill Cook and his fiancee Helen." Pp. 356, pages toned, signed to fep. P/b, minor creasing to spine. G+.

Unveiled. Love and Death Among the Ayatollahs.

MOSTESHAR, CHERRY. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Hodder & Stoughton (Coronet), 1995. 1st ed (Coronet). "Born in Iran, educated in Britain, the author returned to Tehran to reveal the true spirit of her homeland to the world. Instead she found an obstructive and brutal culture that seemed determined to crush and oppre...

The Life and Times of Oscar Wilde.

MOFFET, TIMOTHY, · 1994 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Parragon Books, 1994. 1st ed. "Wit, playwright, novelist, aesthete, children's writer and challenger of Victorian morals." 11cms. x 8.5cms. Pp. 64/6(ads), 8 colour & 8 b/w illustrations. Portrait illustrated laminated boards with matching illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Father Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond.

WATSON, THOMAS J., & PETRE PETER. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

New York: Bantam Books, 1990. 1st ed. The intimate story behind a father-son succession, an important history of American business and a testament to American ingenuity and values. Pp. 11/468, 59 b/w illustrations + 1 map, creasing to fep and up to p. 25. Black cloth, gilt tit...

John Strachey.

THOMAS, HUGH. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

New York: Harper & Row, 1973. 1st ed. "It is well written, penetrating, unpompous, comprehending and widely informed." Pp. 4/319, portrait frontis, spotting to closed page edges, not affecting text. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

Anastasia. The Life of Anna Anderson.

KURTH, PETER. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. 1st ed. "The first full account of Anna Anderson's attempt to prove she is Anastasia, the only survivor of the massacre of the Russian royal family at Ekaterinburg in 1918, is both a work of scholarship and a compelling detective story." Pp. 21/450...

The Royal George 1819-1904. The Life of H.R.H. Prince George Duke of Cambridge.

AUBYN, GILES ST. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1963. 1st ed. Biography of 'Royal George' as he was nicknamed. Pp. 11/380, portrait frontis, 10 b/w illustrations + 1 sketch, family trees to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w edges chipped. VG/G+.