Biografia

George 1V.

PALMER, ALAN. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Sphere Books, 1975. "George 1V was a long time coming into his inheritance..He proved an able monarch, acting with diplomacy and political acumen." Pp, 127, many b/w illustrations and some col, page edges slightly toned. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

An Actor and His Time.

GIELGUD, JOHN. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1981. "Sir Ralph Richardson; the storey of his life in the theatre." Pp, 228, 16 b/w illustrations, page edges toned. P/b, portrait cover. G+.

The Letters of John Keats. (Second edition with revisions and additional Letters).

FORMAN, MAURICE BUXTON. · 1935 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London:Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press,1935. 2nd ed.revised with additional letters. Pp.70/560,multi-portrait frontis,some pages uncut. Dark red cloth,gilt title to spine. VG.

John Keats. His Life and Poetry, His Friends, Critics, and After-Fame.

COLVIN, SIDNEY. · 1917 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London:Macmillan,1917. 1st ed. Pp.18/598/2(ads),laid down colour portrait frontis. + 12 further b/w plates,owners name to fep, illustrated bookplate to verso front board. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine slightly darkened. G+.

Footfalls in Memory. Reflections from Solitude.

WAITE, TERRY. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. 1st ed. "This selection provokes memories of childhood, travels and captivity as he vividly recalls personal stories and anecdotes as he takes the reader down the corridors of his memory". Pp. 199. B/w illustn. to title page. Brown and black c...

Slave Ship Captain. The Story of John Newton.

SCOTT, CAROLYN. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Lutterworth Press, 1971. 1st ed. "This is the gallant, thrilling story of the boy who went off to sea to become a ship's captain - but his ship was a slave trading ship!" Pp. 92, portrait frontis. Inscrip. to verso front board. Blue cloth, illustd. d/w with small stain...

William Threlfall. A Study in Missionary Vocation.

BIRTWHISTLE, N. ALLEN. · 1966 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Cargate Press, 1966. 1st ed. A portrait of a very brave young man of an age gone by working in South Africa in the 1820s. Pp. 168, portrait frontis. Book plate label on verso front board. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edges chipped. G+/G.

My Cricketing Life. (with ten illustrations).

BRADMAN,DON. · 1930 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Stanle Paul & Co,nd.(c.1930's). Autobiography of the famous Australian cricketer. Pp.189/3(blanks)/8(ads),portrait frontis. + 6 further pages of b/w photo plates, pages toned. Green cloth. G.

Victorian Country Parsons.

COLLOMS, BRENDA. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Constable, 1977. 0094612803. 1st ed. Biography of Victorian Country Parsons. Pp.288, 19 illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w spine and top edges sunned. G+/G+.

Meeting Famous Christians.

COOPER, BRIAN. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Essex : Mayhew -Mccrimmon Ltd, 1977. 1st ed. "The twelve Christian men and women we enconter in this book are outstanding examples of the Christian faith, alive and active today. They come from different traditions - Anglican, Catholic, Church of Scotland, Evangelical, Free Ch...

Early Stages.

GIELGUD, JOHN. · 1939 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London:Macmillan,1939. 1st ed. Early autobiography by the celebrated British actor. Pp.12/322,b/w portrait frontis. + 15 further pages of b/w photo plates,owners name to fep. Green cloth. VG.

Elizabeth Fry.

LEWIS, GEORGINA KING. · 1912 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London:Headley Brithers,1912. Rep. Biography of the Quaker prison reformer. Pp.176,b/w portrait frontis,owners name to fep, occasional spotting. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G.

I Was Called to be a Layman. The Witness of God's People Today.

GUSTAFSON, GUS. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1983. "Tells of his first steps into the business world, of his eventual success, his encounter with bankruptcy. Throughout, he acknowledges God's guidance and help." Pp, 164, 12 b/w illustrations, inscrip. to verso front cover. P/b. G+.

Clocking In. Revelations of a shop steward turned industrial chaplain.

CAPENERHURST, RALPH. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: SPCK, 1987. 1st.ed. "From shop steward to industrial chaplain at the age of fifty-three..pinpoints areas of social concern." Pp, 151, signed by author to title page. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

An Illustrated History of The Popes: Saint Peter to John Paul II.

WALSH, MICHAEL. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 1980. 1st ed. Traces the papacy's changing role through the centuries. 29.2cms. x 22cms. Pp. 256, illustd. in colour and b/w throughout. Inscrip. to fep. Black cloth, illustd. d/w, price clipped. VG/G+.

Dictionary of Liberal Biography. Forewords by Rt. Hon. Paddy Ashdown, M.P., & Professor Ben Pimlott.

BRACK, DUNCAN. (EDITOR). · 1998 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London: Politico's Publishing, 1998. 1st ed. Brings together in one volume the biographies of over 200 individuals who have made major contributions to the Liberal Party, SDP or Liberal Democrats, or to the development of British Liberalism. Pp. 13/413/1(ad), 15 b/w illustns. ...

Living Legends. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson.

BARBER, RICHARD. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: BBC, 1980. 1st ed. Six 'Living Legends' - Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Guy Fawkes, Captain Kidd, Dick Turpin, Burke and Hare, are explored in this fascinating book. A television series produced for the 'Chronicle series. Pp. 160, 24 b/w illustns. Red cloth, gilt title...

Eye of the Storm.

RIOLS, NOREEN. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984. " Being a Christian is not an insurance policy against pain. Christ does not take us out of the storms of life, he does give us his hand to hold and his peace in the midst of them." Pp, 159, page edges slightly toned, signed inscrpition to hal...

The Sun Goes Down. Last letters from Japanese suicide-pilots and soldiers.

LARTEGUY, JEAN.(EDITOR). · 1975 · Chilton Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.06 | ¥4,641)

London:New English Library/Times Mirror,1975. 1st in this ed. "This volume is a collection of letters by Japanese students and soldiers who fought in the Far East, or were pilots of suicide planes or of human torpedoes..Why did these men choose to die as martyrs? What are the ...

Tolstoy.

WILSON, A.N. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. 1st ed. "Wilson examines the evolution of Tolstoy's art and ideas against the background not only of his own personal history, but also of his times". Pp. 28/572, 53 b/w illustns. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w, s...