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Samuel Pepys - The Unequalled Self

Tomalin, Claire · 2002 · Eastleach Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Viking 2002 reprint. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. xl+499pp, decorated endpapers, 24pp b/w plates, 2 b/w maps, index, a fine copy in a dustjacket that is a little worn at the edges. Acclaimed biography of Samuel Pepys' early formative years before he began to write his diary ( 163…

Charles Edward Stuart - The Life And Times Of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Daiches, David · 1973 · Eastleach Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Thames And Hudson 1973 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. 335pp, 16pp b/w plates, endpaper maps, index, a nice near fine copy which has foxed fore edges & a slightly edge rubbed dustjacket. Good biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie which asks why, given that his ambitions in Scotland…

Dr Schweitzer Of Lambaréné

Cousins, Norman · 1961 · Eastleach Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Adam & Charles Black 1961 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/G+. 168pp, b/w frontis 30pp b/w platesa showing 44 images, dustjacket rather yellowed & chipped at the head & tail of the spine, book itself in nice, near fine condition. Personal biography of the polymath Albert Schweitzer [ 1…

Antologia Delgi Scritti Politici

Cattaneo, Carlo & Galasso, Giuseppe [editor] · 1978 · Eastleach Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Il Mulino 1978 2nd edition. Paperback, VG. 223pp, paper a little yellowed, as is the spine, otherwise fine. Political writings of the Italian philosopher & patriot Carlo Cattaneo [ 1801 - 1869 ]. Active in the revolution against the Austrians of 1848 he hoped to bring Italy fo…

The Making Of Menanders Comedy

Goldberg, Sander M · 1980 · Eastleach Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Athlone Press 1980 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. 148pp, index, dustjacket a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Study of the plays & influence of Menander, who as the greatest of the Greek comedic dramatists had a profound impact on the course of Western Theatre. The book look…

Traces Of Travel Brought Home From Abroad

Gaury, Gerald De · 1983 · Eastleach Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Quartet Books 1983 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. x+214pp, 16pp b/w plates, edges of the dustjacket yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. Memoirs of the soldier & diplomat De Gaury. He fought at Gallipoli & in the trenches and went on to become a diplomat in the Middle East. He was i…

Early Stages

Allan Taylor · 1990 · Klondyke BV

€7.00 ($7.72 | £5.84 | ¥1,232)

Paperback; Hodder & Stoughton Educational Division; 224pp.; Gave pocket 1990 met fris en schoon binnenwerk. -- Conditie: Goed; Sir John Gielgud is probably one of the most distinguished actors of the 20th century. He made his acting debut at the Old Vic at the age of 17 and in t…

The portrait of a lady - Henry James

Henry James, Henry James, Henry, Jr. James · 1986 · Klondyke BV

€7.95 ($8.76 | £6.63 | ¥1,399)

Paperback; 1986e druk, 1881; Fantom Films Limited, PEN; 643pp.; Naam + opdracht met pen op schutblad. Binnenwerk fris en schoon. omslag goed, echter rug met fijne leesvouwtjes. -- Conditie: Redelijk; 1984 Penguin English Library trade PB, reissue. Henry James classic tale of Isa…

Places in Between

Rory Stewart · 2006 · Klondyke BV

€4.95 ($5.46 | £4.13 | ¥871)

Paperback; 1e druk, 2006; Mariner Books; 336pp.; LET OP LET OP wordt geleverd met ANDER OMSLAG dan getoond, t.w. Harcourt pb 2006 -- Conditie: Goed; Traces the author's 2002 journey by foot across Afghanistan, during which he survived the harsh elements through the kindness of t…

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account. Translated by Tibere Kremer and Richard Seaver. With a foreword by Bruno Bettelheim

Nyiszli, Miklos · 1993 · Antiquariaat Spinoza

€16.35 ($18.02 | £13.64 | ¥2,878)

New York, Arcade Publishing, 1993. 222 pp. Very good copy. Paperback. Nyiszli was Dr. Mengele's assistant at Auschwitz. After the war he wrote down what he claimed to have experienced. To this day some traditional historians take his accounts seriously, while others reject them…

Pauli sextani liber.

MEURER,H. · 1887 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€18.00 ($19.84 | £15.02 | ¥3,168)

Weimar, Hermann Böhlau, 1887. 72 p. Hardbound. 21 cm (Schoolbook. P. 1/46 latin texts, p. 47/72 German texts for translation into Latin. The German text tells about a (fictional?) gymnasium pupil, Emil Faber (Schmidt), born in Maden in Hessen. It includes 29 patriotic letters h…

TURNING POINT. A CANDIDATE, A STATE, AND A NATION COME OF AGE

CARTER, Jimmy · 0 · Charles Agvent

$218.80 (€198.52 | £165.61 | ¥34,940)

(New York). Times Books. First Edition. Carter's story of how he first sought office in 1962 and how he confronted segregation at that time. Illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED "Best Wishes" to ---- and SIGNED in full "Jimmy Carter" on the half-title page.. Some foxing to bu…

Conan Doyle

COREN, MICHAEL · 1995 · Kalamos Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Toronto, Stoddard. 1995, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 0773758747) Soft cover. Book, A biography of Conan Doyle, best known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes. However, he was more than a populist writer and a symbol of triumphalism of Edwardian England. He was also an ambitious man of le…

Brat Farrar

TEY, JOSEPHINE [ELIZABETH MACKINTOSH ] [GORDON DAVIOT] · 1964 · Kalamos Books

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

New York, Dell. 1964, First Thus. Pbk. Book, An orphan, Brat Farrar, poses as the long-missing heir to an English estate. Little by little he becomes more sure of the reason why the true heir is missing. Should he reveal his knowledge and reveal himself to be a crook? Vintage co…

Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book

ODDIE, BILL · 1995 · Kalamos Books

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,795)

London, Robson Books. 1995, Reprint. (ISBN: 0860519597) Soft cover. Book, In this book, comedian Bill Oddie writes about the glory of birdwatching, offering both serious advice as well as hilarious anecdotes. He dissects the proper uniform for birdwatching, debates whether he'd …

Ghost of the Sun

PETRAKIS,HARRY MARK · 1990 · Kalamos Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

New York, St.Martin's Press. 1990, 1st.US Edition. (ISBN: 0312043198) Hardcover. Ex-Library, In this sequel to "The Dream of Kings" Leonidas Matsoukas returns to the Greek-American Chicago neighborhood, where he had lived with his family, but after 8 years in Greece, including b…

The Saint Sees It Through

CHARTERIS, LESLIE [LESLIE CHARLES BOWYER-YIN] · 1947 · Kalamos Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Toronto, The Musson Book Company. 1947, 1st.Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Book, "When the Saint goes for a drink in a New York nightclub -- Cookie's Cellar -- he discovers the rather lovely nightclub singer Avalon Dexter; however, he soon meets the less lovely Cookie herself." Or…

Gene

PAVLOU, STEL · 2005 · Kalamos Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

London, Pocket Books. 2005, First Pbk.Ed.. (ISBN: 9780743403856) Pbk. Book, A nail-biting thriller about a New York detective and a forgotten Greek warrior who fought and died in the Trojan Wars, and was fated by the gods to be reincarnated seven times. But as Detective James No…

The Monarch

VASSILIKOS,VASSILIS · 1976 · Kalamos Books

$12.50 (€11.34 | £9.46 | ¥1,996)

New York, Bobbs-Merrill. 1976, 1st.US Edition. (ISBN: 0672521393) Hardcover. Book, " A writer is assigned to write the biography of a living monarch - the exiled king of a small but strategic country in southwestern Asia, he is planning a coup to return to power, but it soon bec…

Thunder God

WATKINS, PAUL · 2004 · Kalamos Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

London, Faber & Faber. 2004, 1st UK Ed. (ISBN: 0571217974) Hardcover. Book, A young man, struck by lightning, is believed to be a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret. When war breaks out against the rising tide of Christianity, he must embark on a journey where he mus…