MEMOIR from Anglophile Books

London: Arrow Books. Very Good. c2009, 2010. Softcover; Trade PB. Spine and cover creases, light edgewear. Page edges pale yellow; interior pages clean, none loose.; <B>A young woman and her family leave London for what they hope will be an idyllic life in Cornwall. It doesn't *exactly* turn out like that. In this humourous and warm-hearted first… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1961. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. <b>The first volume of the Minack Chronicles. Derek and his wife Jeannie, leave London for Minack, a Cornish cottage where they plan to raise flowers and vegetables for market. Lovely black and white sketches by the author's wife including one of Monty… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin. Good+. c1942,1971. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, covers have light edgewear and soil. Pages age browned but not brittle; interior pages clean, none loose. ; <B>Here is a brilliantly funny account of Monica Dickens' one year of nurse training. The book is full of cheerful impudence, an astute power… Read more about this item

NY: St Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1989. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends bumped, pages pale tan; no binding problems, pages clean. White dust wrapper flaps pale tan, dw edgeworn and lightly creased. ; <b>A moving and powerful autobiography of Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE, DSO, DFC, one of… Read more about this item

NY: W W Norton & Co Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1991. First US Edition. Hardcover. <b>Third in the series of the author's adventures with her animals and small farm in Wales. Ms. McMullen also had her own BBC radio program, "A Small Country Living".</b>; Spine ends very lightly bumped, small paper flaw… Read more about this item

London: Corgi Books. Very Good+. c1991,1998. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 284 pages. A lovely unread copy, faint edgewear, page edges pale yellow. ; <B>Another of Longden's delightful books, this one tells the story of his ageing mother an endearing and amusing character that many readers met in "Diana's Story". This book, along with "Diana's Story", … Read more about this item

NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good- in Very Good dust wrapper. 1979. First US Edition. Hardcover. 268 pages. About a dozen pages have passages underlined in red ink, previous owner wrote page numbers and comments on rear pastedown also in red ink. Boards faintly soiled, page edges yellowed and faintly soiled, several page corners creased. Unclipped… Read more about this item

NY: Broadway Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. 244 pages. Spine ends bumped, board edges faintly soiled. Previous owner address sticker on front free endpaper. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A nice copy. ; <b>"The final, poignant chapter in a trilogy of bestselling true stories about a floppy-eared… Read more about this item

NY: Crown Publishing. Very Good+. 1991. Softcover; Trade PB. <b>The first book in a trilogy of bestselling true stories about a floppy-eared Scottish Fold named Norton. Published as "A Cat Called Norton" in the UK.The author, also a screenwriter and publisher, writes novels as Russell Andrews.</b>; Faint cover creasses, light edgewear. A nice copy.; 'Before Peter… Read more about this item

NY: Grand Central Publishing. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper. 2008. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 288 pages. Spine tail lightly bumped, top rear corner not completely covered by paper, revealing board (a publishering flaw). Unclipped dust wrapper in lovely condition. A very nice copy indeed. .

NY: Riverhead Books. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2003. First US Edition. Hardcover; Ex-Library. 275 pages. A nice ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings. Skinned areas on front and rear boards where dust wrapper was once attached to book. Unclipped dust wrapper, faintly edgeworn, has no library markings.; <b>The author's life changed after the… Read more about this item

Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Press. Very Good+. 1985. Softcover; Trade PB. 278 pages. Signed by Author; Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. No spine creases, very light edgewear; book and pages clean and bright. A very nice copy.; <b>Introduction by 'Pappy' Boyington. Author's 'life as a Marine combat fighter pilot, from his earliest days as… Read more about this item

New York: Free Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. Bumped spine ends and corners, tiny smudge on front free endpaper; no remainder mark. Price clipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. A nice copy.; <B>The author's memories of working in the SOE are interspersed with anecdotes (many humorous) of his… Read more about this item

NY: W.W. Norton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. 8vo ; 205 pages. Spine ends and board edges very lightly bumped, a few smudges to page edges. Unclipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. A very nice copy indeed.; <b>Delightful sequel to 'My Small Country Living'; the author's adventures with her animals… Read more about this item

London: Sphere. Good+ 1978. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, edgewear, pages age browned but clean; none loose.; <b>Emma is the beloved guide dog belonging to a young woman who was blind for a good portion of her life. Their story is full of humor, inspiration, and a bit of romance.</b> .

London: Corgi Books. Very Good+ c1989,1997. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 320 pages; Faint spine creases, very light edgewear. Page edges pale yellow; interior pages clean, a very nice copy. .This edition has a still from the film starring Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent (released as "The Wedding Gift" in the US) on the cover.; <B>Basis for the… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1959,1983. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0140017151. 281 pages; Faint spine creases, front cover corner creased, light edgewear and rubbing. Page edges pale brown. ; The delightful and evocative memoir of a young girl, born in 1907, growing up on a farm in Kenya. The basis for the wonderful 1981-1982 Masterpiece Theater/Thames TV production..… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin. Very Good. c1960,1975. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0140020845. B&W Illustrations; 191 pages; White covers yellowed and faintly soiled, light edgewear, no spine and cover creases, small circular sticker covering original price on back cover. Clean pages light yellow, page edges a bit darker, none loose or brittle. ; Another wonderful memoir, this time of the… Read more about this item

NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1971. First US Edition. Hardcover. 220 pages. Spine ends bumped, page edges lightly yellowed with a few soil marks; interior pages clean and bright, no binding problems. White dust wrapper, now yellowed, has price in lower front flap corner, top corner of flap neatly clipped, edgewear… Read more about this item

New York: Morrow. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1981. First US Edition. Hardcover. Photographs; 382 pages; Corners bumped, dust wrapper slightly edgeworn, tan back lightly soiled. A nice copy.; Preface by Clare Leighton, author, artist, and sister of VB's fiance, Roland. This is the diary that VB used as the basis for Testament of Youth, she wanted the… Read more about this item