CHILTON BOOKS

I'm on a See-Saw. An Autobiography. (signed).

ELLIS, VIVIAN. · 1953

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London; Michael Joseph, 1953. 1st edition. Autobiography of the English musical comedy composer best known for the song "Spread a Little Happiness" and the Paul Temple theme "Coronation Scot". Pp.270, inscribed "To (musician) Peter Durrent with best wishes from Vivian Ellis" t...

A Galloway Childhood.

NIALL, IAN. · 2000

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers Ltd, 2000. 1872350135. 1st in this edition, limied to 1000 copies (this book is not numbered). Niall's classic memoir was originally published in 1967. Pp.160, includes family photographs. Grreen boards, dustwrapper has creasing to top rear edge. ...

Fuhrer-Ex. Memoirs of a Former Neo-Naz.

HASSELBACH, INGO. (WITH REISS, TOM). · 1996

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. 0701165367. 1st edition. "Hasselbach founded the first neo-Nazi party in East Germany, and preached racism, anti-Semitism and anti-government terrorism. Now his mission is to prevent others from following the path of hate..It exposes the ramifica...

The Life of John Sell Cotman.

KITSON, SYDNEY D. · 1982

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

London: Rodart Reproductions, 1982. 095033071X. Reprint of the original 1937 edition. "John Sell Coman (1782-1842) was an outstanding and innovative watercolour artist and etcher. Born in Norwich, he was a leading member of the Norwich School of Artists.." Pp.xx/394, 156 black...

Sergey Prokofiev. Diaries 1915-1923. Behind the Mask.

PHILLIPS, ANTHONY. · 2008

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London: Faber & Faber,2008. 9780571226306. 1st edition. The second volume of Prokofiev's 'Diaries' extends from 1915-1923. Descibes in detai the genesis and, all too often, theproblematical path to performance of major works in the canon, including the Third Piano Concerto, th...

The Poznanski Family. - Jewish Entrepreneurs from Lodz.

MACHEJEK, ANDZEJ. · 2010

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Lodz: Wydawnictwo Hamal, 2010. 1st edition. The history of thebest-known family of manufacturers living in Lodz at the turn of the nineteenth ceentury. The book presents not only the history of the family, but also the beauiful palaces, large factories and the stunning family ...

The Wandering Years. Diaries 1922-1939.

BEATON, CECIL. · 1961

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1961. 2nd impression. First volume in Beaton\'s six volume series of Diaries. Autobiography of the British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as costume designer and set designer for stage and...

Donald Campbell. An Informal Biography. (signed).

YOUNG-JAMES, DOUGLAS. · 1968

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London: Neville Spearman, 1968. 1st edition. "The author was a personal friend of both Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell..quotations from some sixty letters are given with permission," Pp.159, 9 photo illustrations + 2 maps and pedigree of Campbell of Tain, Co.Ross to end, signe...

Eugenie Sellers Strong. Portrait of an Archaeologist.

DYSON, STEPHEN L. · 2004

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London: Duckworth, 2004. 0715632191. 1st edition. "Eugenie Sellers Strong was a pioneer: she was among the first women in England to receive a university education and, after leaving Cambridge, went on to become a professional archaeologist..She enjoyed close friendships with ...

The Lois Wilson Story. When Love is Not Enough. A Biography of the Co-founder of Al-Anon.

BORCHETT, WILLIAM G. · 2005

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Center City, Minnesota: Hazelden, 2005. 1592853285. The little-known story of Lois Burnham Wilson, cofounder of Al-Anon and wife of Alcohol Anonymous (AA) cofounder Bill W. "From her privileged childhood in turn-of-the-century New York City, to her unexpected but exhilarating ...

Female Pipings in Eden.

SMYTH, ETHEL. · 1933

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London: Peter Davies Limited, 1933. 1st edition First printing. Autobiographical work by English composer and member of the women\'s suffrage movement, Dame Ethel Smyth. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas. ...

Queer Saint. The Cultured Life of Peter Watson...

CLARK, ADRIAN AND DRONFIELD, JEREMY. · 2015

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London: John Blake / Metro, 2015. 9781784186005. The Cultured Life of Peter Watson who Shook Twentieth-Century Art and Shocked High Society. "When Peter Watson was murdered in his bath by a jealous boyfriend in 1956, the art world lost one of its wealthiest, most influential p...

Jottings . Flights of Fancy from Our Betty. (signed).

SMITH, LIZ. · 2007

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 9781847371324. 1st edition. Autobiographical stories by the actress Liz Smith, (Nana in \'The Royal Family\'. "A collection of stories..someitimes based on a recollection from her childhood, or a more recent event, they reveal the much loved act...

The Memoirs of Marshall Mannerheim.

MANNERHEIM, CARL. / LEWENHAUPT, COUNT ERIC. (TRANSLATOR). · 1954

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1954. First edition. Memoirs of the Finnish military commander and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War (1918), as regent of Finland (1918–1919), as commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Fo...

The Journal not the Arrival Matters. An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969.

WOOLF, LEONARD. · 1969

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: The Hogarth Press, 1969. 1st edition. In thiis fifth and final volume of his autobiography, completed shortly before his death, Leonard Woolf ..wries of the war years, his life in Sussex with Virginia Woolf, and her suicide. e describes the fortunes of The Hogarth Pres...

Jacklin. The Champion\'s Own Story. (signed).

JACKLIN, TONY. · 1970

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

The Company of Club Golfers of Gt Britain & Ireland, 1970. Autobiography of the first manto hold the British Open and the US Open Championships concurrently since the legendary Ben Hogan. Pp.192, 15 pages of black & white photo illustrations, signed by Tony Jacklin to title pa...

Music is my Mistress. An Autobiography.

ELLINGTON, DUKE. · 1974

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London: W.H.Allen,1974. 0491017200. 2nd impression. Memoir of the American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra. 26.5cms x 18.5cms x 4cms. Pp.xvi/522, many black & white photo illustrations throughout. Blue boards, dustwrapper has edge chipping an...

Never a Dull Moment.

CASSINI, COUNTESS MARGUERITE. · 1956

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. 1st edition. The Memoirs of Countess Marguerite Cassini. "The daughter of an important Czarist diplomat, Marguerite Cassini was born intoo a life of legendary privilege..until the Russian Revolution swept away everythin she had known." Pp.366...

Painting the Day. Thomas Churchyard of Woodbridge.

MORFEY, WALLACE. · 1986

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1986. 0851154263. 1st edition. "Thomas Churchyard (1798-1865), artist, lawyer and collector, who lived in or near Woodbridge in Suffolk for most of his life, is now recognised as one of the significant landscape painters of the first half of the ...

Left Hand, Right Hand. An Autobiography. Vol.1. The Cruel Month.

SITWELL, OSBERT. · 1945

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1945. Volume One of Osbert Ditwell's autobiography. Pp.xvi/272, portrait photo frontispiece + 22 further illustrations, folding line of descent to end. Red cloth,sunning to spine. G+.