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Adam Sedgwick, Geologist and Dalesman, 1785-1873
Colin Speakman
ISBN: 9780906716012
The Broad Oak Press Limited, The Geological Society of London and Trinity College, Cambridge, 1982, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from one map, one line drawing and numerous b/w photographs, 145 pp. Neat gift inscription on half title page, no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners, light crease to back cover. A Biography in Twelve Themes
BIOGRAPHY, ADAM SEDGWICK, SCIENTIST, GEOLOGIST, DALESMAN, YORKSHIRE, WOODWARDIAN PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
HB 80 45992 BIOGRAPHY/S £39.00

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (signed 1st)
IDLE, Eric
ISBN: 9781474610278
Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 2018, SIGNED, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, near fine/near fine, boards orange/gilt, yellow end papers, illustrated throughout from b/w and colour photographs, 289 pp. Boards clean and firm, title page signed by author (see scan), no annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, gentle rubs to top edge, price not clipped. BIOGRAPHY, HARDBACK, 1ST EDITION, ERIC IDLE, MONTY PYTHON, WRITER, COMPOSER, COMIC ACTOR 46204 BIOG £29.00

Around the Hollow Hills
MCTAGGART, James
Teesdale Mercury Limited, Barnard Castle, 1978, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg-, boards red/gilt, b/w frontispiece in addition to 22 b/w photographs, 160 pp.
Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper quite grubby, rubs to edges and corners, chips to head and tail of spine (see scans), price not clipped, now protected by acid-free archive film. The Life and Times of Richard Watson lead miner, poet and entertainer and his fellow workers.
BIOGRAPHY, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, RICHARD WATSON, LEAD MINER, POET, ENTERTAINER, 'THE TEESDALE POET', 19TH C.
hb 79 6044 BIOG/W £45.00

The Autobiography of Sir Harry Smith 1787-1819 HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Philip, JA Classic Story of Love and WarISBN: 0094797404Constable, London, 1999, 1st Edition hardback with dustwrapper, VG/vg. 333 pp, Dark blue boards/silver, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, clean bright pages. Wrapper clean and crisp, very gentle rubs to edges, original price £16.99 not clipped. Lovely condition.BIOGRAPHY, SIR H. SMITH, MILITARY LIFE, LOVE AFFAIRS, RELATIONSHIPS43876 BIOG/S £36.50

Bill of Bulwell (Ordinary Lives) Bill Cross9780951696019Plowright Press, Warwick, 1998, 1998 reprint, softback with laminated card wraps, 196pp, VG+, illustrated with 20 b/w photographs, sketches and diagrams, tight square binding, no inscriptions, crisp clean pages.social history, biography, life between world wars41999 BIOG/ C £11.00

Biting the BulletAnne Yuill9780957125704Relativity, Witton le Wear, 2012, Vg, softback, signed first edition, 104 pp. Illus. in the text from b/w photographs. Very good clean and sound copy. biography, County Durham, Reg Tallentire42443 BIOG/T 8.50

Blind in One Ear
MACNEE Patrick & CAMERON, Marie
ISBN: 9780245546747
Harrap Ltd., London, 1988, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards green/gilt, cream end papers, illustrated from 40 b/w photographs, 298 pp.
Boards clean and firm, gentle bumps to top fore-edge corners, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners, tiny closed tear to spine head, price not clipped.
BIOGRAPHY, PATRICK MACNEE, 'JOHN STEED', 'THE AVENGERS', LIFE AND ADVENTURES, BECOMING AN ACTOR, T.V., FILM AND STAGE LIFE
46360 BIOG/M £15.00

A Brief Life of the Ninth Earl of Northumberland (signed)BATHO, G. R.ISBN: 9781870268741SIGNED COPY. Large format softback with stiff card wraps, near fine, 'Genealogy of the Percies' included as loose sheets (see scan), 20 pp.Author signature on front cover (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. OUT OF PRINT.LOCAL HISTORY, NORTH EAST, NORTHUMBERLAND, NINTH EARL, HENRY PERCY, 16TH-17TH C., BIOGRAPHY, HOUSEHOLD & ESTATE ACCOUNTS45966BIOG/P £10.00

A Brief Life of the Ninth Earl of NorthumberlandBATHO, G. R. ISBN: 9781870268741Large format softback with stiff card wraps, fine, 20 pp.No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. OUT OF PRINT.LOCAL HISTORY, NORTH EAST, NORTHUMBERLAND, NINTH EARL, HENRY PERCY, 16TH-17TH C., BIOGRAPHY, HOUSEHOLD & ESTATE ACCOUNTS45955 LOCAL HIST/NE £9.00

Canon Atkinson and His Country (Limited Edition)Burns. Tom Scott0950919152M.T.D. Rigg, Leeds, 1986, 1st limited edition number 452 out of 1250 copies, hardback with wrapper, NF/vg+, signed by the author, cloth bound grey boards, gilt titles, 115 pp, illustrated with 42 b/w photographs. Neat inscription in pen on front end paper, clean pages, in lovely condition. Dust jacket not price clipped, slight discolouration on spine edge. Includes review of the book from the Country Times. A definitive biography of Canon Atkinson, his parish and scholarly work.Local history, North Yorkshire Moors, Canon Atkinson, Biography43345 BIOG A £11.50

The Champagne Spy: Israel's master spy tells his story
LOTZ, Wolfgang
ISBN: 9780853031468
Vallentine, Mitchell, London, 1972, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards orange/gilt, illustrated from one map in addition to b/w photographs throughout, 240 pp.
Boards clean and firm, edge worn, water damage to fore-edge of both boards, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, slight lean to the spine, pages clean and bright, top edge dust stained. Wrapper clean with moderate shelf wear (see scans), now protected by acid-free archive film, price clipped.
BIOGRAPHY, WOLFGANG WOLTZ, ISREALI AGENT, SPY, EGYPT, ESPIONAGE, POLITICAL AND MILITARY SECRETS 1960S
46362 BIOGRAPHY/L £21.50

A Child Alone: The memoirs of "BB"
BB (D.J. Watkins-Pitchford)
ISBN: 0718116909
Michael Joseph, London, 1978, 3rd Impression, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards black/gilt, hand drawn frontispiece in addition to three full page plates and small drawings denoting the start of each chapter, 168 pp.
Boards clean and firm, smattering of pale marks to front and back boards, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, lightly tanned, rubs to edges and corners, price not clipped. A lovely copy.
BIOGRAPHY, D.J. WATKINS-PITCHFORD, "BB", NATURALIST, ARTIST, AUTHOR
46702 BIOG/W £24.00

Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
TODD, Kim
ISBN: 9781845114312
I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., London, 2007, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards dark green/gilt, light green endbands, decorated end papers, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and copies of pen and ink drawings by Maria Merian, 328 pp.
Boards clean and firm, very gentle rubs to head and tail of spine, neat inscription on half title page, no annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, gentle rubs to top edge and spine head. Lovely copy.
BIOGRAPHY, MARIA MERIAN, FEMALE NATURALIST, ARTIST, SCIENTIST, EXPLORER, 17TH & 18TH CENTURY
46411 BIOG/M £26.50

Count your Blessings : The Autobiography of Maqbul Caleb, BishopCALEB, Maqbul (Bishop)Privately published, Himachal, Pradesh, 2006, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, includes a glossary, hand drawn maps on endpapers, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs, 258 pp.No inscription, numerous annotations in pencil within the text, binding sound, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, light shelf wear, bump to head of spine. BIOGRAPHY, MAQBUL CALEB, MINISTER, BISHOP, RELIGIOUS VOCATION, PERSONAL REFLECTIONS & EXPERIENCES, INDIA45244 hb 55 BIOG/C £34.50

David Letterman: Pop Culture LegendsFrancis Lefkowitz0791032531Chelsea House Publications, Broomall, Pa, U.s.a., 1996, softback, VG, 128 pp, b/w illus. in the text. No inscriptions. Slight curl on lead corners. Clean copy with square sound binding. 42665 MUSIC pop £9.45

Dew Upon the Grass
ALLAN, Billie, Lamb
Modern Press, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1963, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated end papers in addition to b/w frontispiece and b/w photographs throughout, 140 pp.
Neat inscription on front end paper, no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, gentle rubs to edges and corners. Wraps intact, rubs to edges and corners, grubby in some areas, otherwise a good clean copy.
BIOGRAPHY, THE LAMB FAMILY, SETTLERS, EARLY 1900S, MANITOBA, LIVING IN THE WILDERNESS, SURVIVAL, RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE INDIAN COMMUNITY
46447 BIOG/L £26.50

Manchester University Press 1980 1st edition hardback with wrapper, 172 pp, 16 b/w illustrations. VG/ vg. Gift inscription on fep. Light dust staining to page edges. Not clipped. Clean and sound copy.

Everybody's Boswell - Being the Life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell complete text and from the 'Tour of the Hebrides'.
BOSWELL, James
C. Bell and Sons Limited, London, 1930, 1st Edition, hardback, GD, boards brown/gilt with small embossed gilt decoration on front board, rear end papers decorated with map illustrating 'Tour of the Hebrides' , 54 pen and ink drawings by Ernest. H. Shepherd, 609 pp.
Boards edgeworn, areas of discolouration to both boards and spine strip, very top section of spine head absent. No inscriptions or annotations, school prize presentation plate on front end paper, binding sound, lean to the spine, pages tanned, light foxing throughout. Good copy.
BIOGRAPHY, SAMUEL JOHNSON, 'TOUR OF THE HEBRIDES', JAMES BOSWELL, ILLUSTRATED, E. H. SHEPHERD
46564 BIOG/J £91.50

The Evolution of a Rock Band - Genesis GALLOW, ArmandoISBN: 0283984406Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1978, large format softback with stiff card wraps, VG, b/w frontispiece in addition to illustrated title page, and b/w and colour photographs throughout, 147 pp.Gift inscription on half title page, no annotations, binding sound, pages clean, lightly tanned round edges. Wraps crisp, spine sunned, lightly soiled in places, bump to top fore-edge corner.MUSIC, MODERN, POP/ROCK, GENESIS, BAND, BIOGRAPHY, MEMBERS, ILLUSTRATED44738 hb 6 MUSIC/BIOG/BAND £35.00

FREUD EGO (signed 1st edition)Clement FreudBBC Books, London, 2001, signed 1st edition hardback with wrapper. Signed dedication dated 2002, on front end paper. 223 pp. 16 pages of b/w and colour plates. Not clipped, clean and sound copy. 41321 BIOG / F £10.00