Biografia

An Episcopal Giant An eightieth birthday tribute to Bishop David Say.

ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kent; The Diocese of Rochester, 1994. 0951568728. 1st ed. Tribute to the Bishop David Say. Pp 42.4 black & white photos. Cartoon illustrated stiff card covers (illustration (c) the estate of Glan Williams). Paperback. VG.

C.S.Lewis A Biography.

GREEN, ROGER LANCELYN AND HOOPER, WALTER. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Glasgow; Fount Paperbacks, 1980. Rep. " This official biography will prove essential reading..provides a wealth of information about a man's development as a teacher and writer and as a Christian. Pp320, toning to pages. P/b. VG.

An American Original. The Life of J. Frank Dobie.

TINKLE, LON. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1978. 2nd Printing. The first major biography of one of the best-loved story-tellers of the American Southwest. Pp. 264, 13 b/w photos. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Clementine Churchill.

SOAMES, MARY. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Cassell, 1979. 3rd imp. Biography of the wife of Sir Winston Churchill, written by her daughter Mary Soames. Pp. 15/556/Family Tree, 63 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Collura: Actor with a Gun.

DAVIDSON, BILL. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: New English Library, 1978. 1st British ed. "The incredible true story of Steve Collura, actor by day, undercover agent by night". Pp. 189, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

The Late John Marquand. A Biography.

BIRMINGHAM, STEPHEN. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1972. 1st ed. ".. is a full-length portrait of a witty, dedicated, cruel, tender, ambitious, selfish, brilliant man". 24cms. x 16.3cms. Pp. 13/322, 31 b/w photos. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edges chipped. VG/G.

Mr. Hawthorne Goes to England. The Adventures of a Reluctant Consul.

MAYS, JAMES O'DONALD. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ringwood: New Forest Leaves, 1983. 1st ed. Biography, detailing Nathaniel Hawthorne's adventures as United States Consul in Liverpool. 25cms. x 17.5cms. Pp. 222/1(ad), 95 b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w (from original ...

Chekhov. 1860 - 1904. (Translated by Moura Budberg & Gordon Latta).

LAFFITTE, SOPHIE. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. 1st ed. "In Sophie Laffitte's biography we see Chekhov as he presented himself". Pp. 246, 13 b/w illustrations. Brown cloth, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Brando. The Unauthorized Biography.

HIGHAM, CHARLES. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987. 1st British ed. ".. a spellbinding biography, as fascinating and astonishing as the controversial, manic, brilliantly talented man it reveals". 24.1cms. x 15.8cms. Pp. 330, 29 b/w photos, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, gilt title to spin...

John Gielgud.

HAYMAN, RONALD. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Heinemann, 1971. 1st ed. Biography, which throws unexpected light on Gielgud's methods of working, and the ways in which he built up the key performances of his career. Pp. 10/276, portrait frontis, 44 b/w illustrations, owners name to fep, minor edge staining to a few...

The London Yankees. Portraits of American Writers & Artists in England, 1894-1914.

WEINTRAUB, STANLEY. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. 1st ed. "With wit and verve, 'The London Yankees' captures a sense of place and period and reveals the professional politicking and private lives of the expatriate Americans ..". 24cms. x 16cms. Pp. 8/408, 21 b/w illustrations. Cream ...

Olivier. The Life of Laurence Olivier.

KIERNAN, THOMAS. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981. 1st British ed. Biography of one of England's greatest actors, a man of tragedy and of comedy, and, despite himself, a legend in his own lifetime. Pp. 10/302, 12 b/w illustrations. Grey cloth and red cloth, portrait illustrated d/w has slight ...

Mazeppa. The Lives, Loves and Legends of Adah Isaacs Menken.

MANKOWITZ, WOLF. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Blond & Briggs Ltd, 1982. 1st ed. "In search of the true Menken, Wolf Mankowitz........retraces the remarkable lady's travels and adventures both real and unreal, fiction and fact...includes documents and autobiographical writings of Menkens's never published, an antho...

The Country Divine. Being extracts from twelve English & Scottish Diaries.

BRANDER, MICHAEL. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 1981. 1st ed. From the clergyman's unique position at the centre of rural life, comes an intimate picture of domestic and social conditions in the period between 1600 and 1900. Pp. 13/210/2(ads), 12 b/w illustns. Pale blue cloth, gilt title to sp...

Beyond the Darkness. A Biography of Bede Griffiths.

BOULAY, SHIRLEY DU. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London: Rider (Ebury Press), 1998. 1st ed. "This is the story of one of the century's greatest spiritual thinkers, the Benedictine monk Bede Griffiths." Pp. 5/308, 24 b/w illustns. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w with clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

The Torch Family. The story of the Torch Trust for the blind.

HEATH, STELLA. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Hurstpierpoint: Torch Trust for the Blind. 1971. 1st ed. "An account of the growth of the Torch Family. Well known blind pianist Peter Jackson adds comments on spiritual healing and his attitude towards blindness." Pp 118. Many b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Sing Emmanuel. The Story of Edwin Shepherd and the London Emmanuel Choir.

CAPON, JOHN. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Hemel Hempstead, England: Word Books, 1971. 1st ed. "The author unfolds the history of the first 25 years of the London Emmanuel Choir in a way which will thrill and encourage many thousands of readers". Pp.124 with 15 b/w photographs. P/b with illustrated cover. VG.

From Prison to Pulpit.

JACKOPSON, VIC. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Marshall Morgan & Scott, 1981. 1st.ed. "Vic was used to probation officers pleading his case in court..Instead of taking from others he now teaches and lives the new life Christ brings into the hearts of men and women." Pp. 128. Page edges toned. P/b,spine rubbed,portr...

Sybil Thorndike. A Life in the Theatre. Preface by Sir John Gielgud.

MORLEY, SHERIDAN. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. 1st ed. Biography of Sybil Thorndike - "A star not only of the stage but of life". 25.5cms. x 17.7cms. Pp. 183, 32 b/w illustns. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustd. d/w slightly chipped to top edges. VG/G+.

Montgomery.

MOOREHEAD, ALAN. · 1973 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Military Book Society, 1973. 1st ed. by Military Book Society. "A sympathetic and convincing picture of the evolution of a great soldier and a great strange man". Pp. 255, portrait frontis, 15 b/w illustns, + 3 maps. Maps to endpapers. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine...