Search Results: Biography from Washburn Books

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2013 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Study of life for children in England in the 1950s. 191pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine copy with no inscriptions. .

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1968 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unique personal account of one of the most violent upheavals of the 20th Century, written in letter format by Stalin's daughter in 1963. Translated from the Russian by Priscilla Johnson. Minor rubbing to edges and corners, ink asterisk mark to top of spine, some darkening to page edges, small stain to top edges and note of an address to rear endpaper, otherwise good copy..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1968 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unique personal account of one of the most violent upheavals of the 20th Century, written in letter format by Stalin's daughter in 1963. Translated from the Russian by Priscilla Johnson. Some rubbing to spine, edges and corners, spine slanted and creasedand light sunning to page edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Allan Wingate, 1952 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dramatisation of the true story of a brilliantly executed mass escape through the Iron Curtain from Czechoslovakia. 135pp. Boots Library sticker to front board. Spine faded and slightly slanted. Bumping to corners. Some marking to page edges, foxing to endpapers and some margins. Former owner's name to front pastedown, otherwise good copy..

London: Phoenix, 2004 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inside story of the Rolling Stones taken from interviews conducted specially for this book. 345pp with index.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2009 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reappraisal of the life of Admiral John Byng (1704-1757), the Royal Navy officer whose career ended in a court martial and execution by firing squad after accusations of cowardice after the Battle of Minorca in 1756. 192pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white plates. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight forward lean and minor bumping to spine, a couple of turned page corners and some light marking to endpapers, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005 Book. Very Good. Maroon Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dramatic account of the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the struggle of James VI of Scotland for the English throne. 359pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs, mainly in colour. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight creasing and bumping to spine and corners and sunning to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with some edge wear, otherwise very good..

Hamlyn, 1983 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Biography of one of the chief architects of Allied victory in World War II. 604pp with index, illustrated in black and white with 13 photographs and 11 maps. Some creasing to spine and cover, binding weak in centre, some turned corners and pages age-toned, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1947 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler (1870-1937). 300pp with index. Black and white portrait to frontis. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor marking to top edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1988 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Autobiography by the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, based on his life and experiences ion the world of cricket. 210pp with index, illustrated with 78 photographs in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author across the photo on the title page. Boards a little bowed, slight bumping to corners and edges and minimal foxing to top edges, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

Ponteland, Northumberland: The Sitatunga Press (John M Gill), 2008 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Family history, written by John M Gill when he became the oldest of his generation in his family. 284pp illustrated with black and white photographs. Originally self published in 1996 with limited distribution. Minor shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy. Signed by the author to the title page and loosely enclosed, signed letter from the author to a relative..

London: W W Norton & Company Ltd, 2007 Book. Near Fine. Quarter Bound Black Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Account of the life of Jennie Churchill and her relationship with her son Winston, originally published in Britain under the title 'Jennie Churchill, Winston's American Mother'. 398pp with index and 16 pages of black and white photographs. Bound in cream paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Near fine copy in near fine unclipped DJ. Signed by the author to the endpaper, without dedication..

London: Viking, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the 20th century icon, based on interviews with numerous close friends, families and associates who have never spoken on record before in such depth. 690pp with index, illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine, bright pink endpapers. A couple of tiny nicks to the top of the spine and page edges, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Robson Books, 1992 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Story of the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, drawing on meticulous research and interviews. 526pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Spine very slightly slack and minor marking to lower page corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped with minor creasing to edges, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

Flamingo, 1999 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two hardback volumes in slipcase, with dustwrappers: 'Angela's Ashes - A Memoir of a Childhood' and the sequel 'Tis - A Memoir'. Classic autobiography of life in Ireland and New York. 363pp, 384pp. Slightly sunned patches to top edges, otherwise very good copies with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJs have minor edgewear, otherwise very good. Slipcase has minor shelfwear, otherwise very good. HEAVY SET, additional postage will be requested if ordering from outside the UK..

London: Red Fox, 2007 Book. Illus. by Angela Barrett. Very Good. Soft cover. New Edition. 9.5" Tall x 10.25" Wide. The story of Anne Frank retold for children as a picture-book biography. 28 pages, illustrated throughout with colour drawings. Minor creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1984 Book. Illus. by Leonard Rosoman. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second volume in the autobiographical trilogy by the English writer Laurence Edward Alan Lee (1914-1997). 186pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Slight lean and crease to spine, tiny nick to fore-edge and minor age-toning to edges, otherwise good clean copy..

London: Viking, 1994 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Cream Cloth. First English Translation. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Highly acclaimed memoir by the Cuban novelist. English translation by Andrew Hurley. 145pp. bound in cream cloth over cream paper covered boards. Silver lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and lower corners, with tiny split to paper on one corner, and slight soiling to lower edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear, with tape repair to 1.2" tear at base of spine, otherwise very good,..

Chichester, West Sussex: New Wine Press, 2010 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of one family's fight with childhood cancer, which challenges the idea that God is to blame when children suffer. 192pp illustrated with 8 pages of colour photographs. Very minor shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy, signed by the author to the title page. Custom-made bookmark enclosed..

Oxford: T Combe, Printer to the University for The Ecclesiastical History Society, 1848 Book. Fair. Decorated Cloth Boards. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 'The Life of Anthony A Wood, Written by Himself', a new edition with additions by Philip Bliss. 412pp with index. Gilt and blind stamped design to boards and spine. Some annotations to text and 3 pages have been replaced with facsimile copies. Bumping and rubbing to spine and corners and edges somewhat soiled, otherwise fair/good reading copy..