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My Archipelago:
by Kit Chapman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2010
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780955712715
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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UK: Mercer Books, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this epic saga written from the sublime peace of his Aegean archipelago. Kit Chapman unravels the turbulent story of his family. It is a tale of fortunes won and lost, of bitter rivalries, death and suicide, moral angst, and the consuming love… Read more about this item Item Price
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Autobiography
by Cooper, Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780304290437
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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NZ$31.40
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UK: Cassell & Co Ltd, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Impression. 64mo - up to 3" tall. This is Henry Coopers warm- hearted, highly entertaining autobiography. Remembered for putting Cassius Clay on the floor with his famous left hook called " Enery's 'ammer". This book will delight all boxing fans and especially those who still remember Henry Cooper. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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At Work in Paris: Raymond Mason on Art and Artists
by Mason, Raymond
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780500511145
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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UK.: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. By turn humorous and passionate, Mason reflects on a variety of matters, from Parisian architecture to the development of his own oeuvre and that of artists from Hogarth to Rodin. These passages by an articulate artist writing about art complete an enjoyable… Read more about this item Item Price
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West's World: the Life and Times of Rebecca West
by Gibb, Lorna
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780230714625
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UK.: Macmillan, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Formidably talented Rebecca West was a towering figure in the British literary landscape, this insightful and vivid biography affords a dazzling insight into her life and work. A Good , clean copy. PLEASE NOTE; International economy shipping is by sea and may take… Read more about this item Item Price
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Frank McCourt ; Double volume Box set of ' Tis and Angela's Ashes.
by McCoourtscCourt, Frank
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780583348058
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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UK: Flamingo, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is a double volume set of Frank McCourts 'Tis and Angela's Ashes. The books are published by Flamingo and the slipcase is Ted Smart. The slipcase shows light shelf-wear. A good clean copy of this two volume set. PLEASE NOTE ; International economy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rifling Through My Drawers
by Dickson Wright, Clarissa
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780340977453
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UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and us on a journey around her life. There is light rippling to the top edge of the D/J. A good clean tight copy. PLEASE NOTE: International economy shipping… Read more about this item Item Price
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Yet Being Someone Other
by Van der Post, Laurens
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780701219000
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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NZ$37.68
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UK: The Hogarth Press Ltd, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yet Being Someone Other, is the most revealing book that Laurens van der Post has written about his extraordinary and eventful life, and the most far-reaching: it is a distillation of the experiences that have moved him at the deepest level… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gandhi Naked Ambition
by Adams, Jad
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2010
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781849162104
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UK.: Quercus, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A concise, elegant and masterly account of one of the seminal figures of twentieth -century history, ' Gandhi' lays bare the achievements, philosophy and legacy- both political and spiritual - of a man whose life may truly be said to have changed the world.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Alfie: My Story
by Boe, Alfie
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781849839754
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UK.: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Alfie Boe is the first official bad boy of opera; a musical superstar celebrated not only in Britain, but worldwide. This is the story of his life - the ups and downs, from finding fame to losing his father - and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Madonna
by Morton, Andrew
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781854798886
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UK.: Michael O'Mara Books, London, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With over sixty-five rare and stunning photographs, many of which have never been published in books, this gripping biography reveals Madonna in an entirely new light.. Item Price
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Madonna: An Intimate Biography
by Taraborrelli, J. Randy
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780283072895
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UK.: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full of amazing disclosures about her private life and public record-breaking career, J Randy Taraborrelli's latest book reveals Madonna in a new - and inspiring - way. Item Price
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If I Don't Write It Nobody Else Will
by Sykes, Eric
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780007177844
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UK.: Fourth Estate, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This witty autobiography is a captivating account of decades of British radio and television comedy, and reveals the essential core of warm humanity and genuine creative genius that have won Eric Sykes a place in so many hearts.. Item Price
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Genius in the Family : An Intimate Memoir of Jacqueline Du Pre
by Du Pre, Hilary; Du Pre, Piers
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1997
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781856197533
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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UK: Chatto & Windus. This is not a traditional biography nor an account of Jackie's career; it is a memoir of a whole family, seen from within. Hilary and Piers du Pre' have together written a book which ill go straight to the reader's heart. There is light creasing to the head and heel of the DW. . Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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So Wild a Thing
by Powys Llewelyn
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780950051086
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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NZ$83.74
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Dulverton Somerset: The Ark Press1973. This is a limited edition book of 500,in brown cloth boards with gilt decoration in very good condition, the D/J has light shelf ware to the top and there is light speckling to the top of the text block. The book was printed by Wordens of Cornwall on paper from Abby mills Holywell Flintshire… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rules of Engagement a Life in Conflict
by Colliins Tom
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780755313747
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- 1
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London: Headline. From the moment Tim Collins's speech to his men in Iraq was made public,this soldier- thinker became a hero and an inspiration to world leaders and infantrymen,and yet only two months later Collins was pillioried by two national newspapers and accused of war crimes.The d/w has slight rippling to the edges. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2005. Item Price
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John
by Lennon ,,Cynthia
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- Used - Good
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- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780340895115
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- 1
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London: Hodder Stoughton. Cynthia Lennon is one of the closest surviving witnesses of events that have passed into music legend. this is an extraordinary story about a man she never stopped loving.There is slight scuff marks on the cover due in part to it being black and the top corner has a small tear .the top of the hardcover… Read more about this item Item Price
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Nell Gwyn
by Beauclerk Charles
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- America First Edition.
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780871139269
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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Nell Gywn tells the true- life Cinderella story of a common orange girl who rose from poverty to become one of the leading actresses of her day, and lifelong mistrss to the king. the d/w has a tear on the top corner and a smudge on the page edges.and usual rippling along the d/w edges.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Years of Struggle
by Baxter, Glen : his Life
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
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London: Thames & Hudson. The book is in very good condition ,The last three pages were badly cut in the printing of the book. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1983. Item Price
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John Lennon in His Own Words
by Compiled By Miles
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Pictorial Cover
- ISBN
- 9780491028752
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London: Wh Allen. This book is lightly bumped on the corners. . Very Good. Pictorial Cover. 1981. Item Price
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Harriette Wilson's Memoirs
by Lesley Blanch
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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London: Folio Society. The case on this folio society book is torn down the seam. . Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 1979. Item Price
NZ$31.40