Search Results: Biography from Glynn's Books

London: Aurum Press, 2001. Hb, xix + 284pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biography of the American travel writer and war correspondent, Martha Gelhorn ( 1908-1998). She covered most of the major conflicts of the 20th century, travelled extensively, living in different countries, and had several marriages, most notably to Ernest Hemingway.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Harvill, 1999. Hb, 590 pp, VG in G+ dj with light scuffs. Well-regarded biography of the writer, Bruce Chatwin, whose cult travel book, "In Patagonia" set a new standard for travel writing. A Director at Sotheby's, a newspaper journalist, an art collector, photographer, traveller and literary author, he was most of all a great storyteller. Following Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989, Nicholas Shakespeare was granted access to his private notebooks, diaries and letters and produced this definitive biography after 8 years of research.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Hb, xi + 1179pp. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biographical reference which contains information on over 26,000 people, past and present, with international coverage and encompassing figures in history, politics, the arts, science, sports and popular culture. Plus a useful Ready Reference at the back. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. Hb, xiii + 508pp, colour and b/w plates. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biography of the great explorer, which also traces the way Scott's reputation has been attacked and his achievements distorted.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Privately Published, 1994. Pb, 172 pp + xiv, b/w photos. VG. Letters of the 6th and 7th Earls (the latter, then Lord Porchester) of Carnarvon during the later years of the Second World War. Although both held commisions during the war, these letters mostly contain domestic news, about life on their estate, and anecdotes about various relatives and acquaintances.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Methuen, 1988. Hb, xiv + 226pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents and slight page tanning in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Life and times of the impresario, Charles B. Cochran ( 1872-1951) , who " virtually invented revue before the First World War" and went on to work in cabaret and English theatre, the latter especially with Noel Coward. He staged a wide range of entertainments from rodeos to the Ballet Russes, and launched the careers of several female stars such as Anna Neagle and Jessie Matthews.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: J.M. Dent, 1987. Hb, xxi + 180pp, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G. dj which has light wear to top corners. Attractive facsimile edition of the original 1905 book by Heywood Sumner (1853-1940), one of the major figures in the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is a combination of personal journal and guide book of the history, customs, topography and natural history of Gorley and the New Forest, and of life at his house there, Cuckoo Hill. Illustrated by the author's wonderful watercolours.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Harper Collins, 1993. Hb, 914 pgs. Very sliight edgewear to dj, clean throughout. First volume of Mrs. Thatcher's memoirs, covering her time in office as British Primeminister. Filled with frank comments (good and bad) about world statesmen and cabinet colleagues, accounts of the major events of her premiership, such as the Falklands war, the Miner's Strike and Brighton Bomb, and ending with the tense curcumstances of her last days in office. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: Norton, 1977. Hb, 264pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in Good dj which is price-clipped and with light edgewear. Biography of the legendary composer and jazz musician.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers Union, 1965. Hb reprint, xiii + 407pp, b/w plates. Good+ with clean contents in Good dj which has light wear. Biography of Eugenie of Montijo, the empress consort of Napoleon III of France, who acted as his regent during his absences and went with him into exile upon the fall of the Second French empire at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Phoenix Orion, 1997. Pb, 348 pgs, with b/w plates. G. with torn front paper. "A subtly argued, at times enthralling, study not only of a celebrated career, but also of the relationship between historical reality and posthumous illusion" (Sunday Telegraph).. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

WH Smith Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 9" x 11.75", 192 pgs, colour and b/w illustrations. G., faint tanning to page edges but otherwise clean. Large format, pictorial biography of the famous dancer and screen star, illustrated with numerous photos, especially of him pairing countless co-stars, but not forgetting his later dramatic roles.. Hard Cover.

Webb & Bower, 1980. Hb, 217pp, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G+ dj. Reminiscences by Emily Lady Clive Bayley and her father Sir Thomas Metcalfe, the Resident of Delhi. Includes over 100 beautiful colour illustrations; fascimiles of the paintings commissioned by Thomas Metcalfe at the time from native artists, including a 12 page foldout.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Manchester: Carcanet New Press, 1983. Hb, 238pp, b/w illustrations. VG clean copy in Good dj which has light wear at dj base. A "human and most interesting study of the Austen family", which covers the Austens of Kent and earlier background, the Leigh heritage, the Hampshire-born Austens (with chapters on each of Jane Austen's direct family members) and her numerous nephews and nieces.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Perseus, 2001. Pb, 336pp, b/w photos. VG, clean contents. Definitive account of the life and times of the celebrated Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, from his childhood in Depression-era New York, his long friendship with controversial author Ayn Rand and his musical training as a clarinetist and youthful days spent touring with a jazz band, to his intellectual and philosophical transformation, two marriages, his dynamic Washington social life and service to five U.S. Presidents. "A home run...informative, eminently readable and gives a thought-provoking portrait of a man who has a job of profound importance to us all"(Business Week). Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Bloomsbury Books, 1990. Hb, xxiii +343pp, b/w illustrations. Good+, clean copy in Good+ dj which has light wear. Subtitled: " The Rise to Supremacy of the World's Most Powerful Company: the Inside Story of the Legendary Japanese Dynasty". Fast-moving story of Nomura Securites, from mid 19th century Japan to the tumultous 1980s and the impact of the incestuous links beween Japanese politicians, stockbrokers, bureaucrats and businessmen.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gollanz, 1977. Ex-library copy, with stamps on title and copyright pages, catalogue number on spine and endpapers glued to inside covers. Good condition. Engaging biography of the Victorian cookery writer, Isabella Beeton, and that of her publisher husband, Sam, who astutely developed the "Mrs Beeton" name and was also responsible for producing children's publications such as the Boy's Own Magazine.. Hard Cover.

Century, 1992. Hb, 898 pp, b/w photos. Good+ with clean contents in Good price-clipped dj which has edgewear. First of a monumental two volume biography of the U.S. president.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Andre Deutsch, 2009. Hb, 258pp, colour and b/w photos. Spine a little cocked but looks barely opened. Updated edition of the biography on the British actress, Joanna Lumley, now synonymous with that unusual cocktail of Ab Fab and the Gurkhas.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1998. Hb, xviii + 748pp, b/w plates. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+ dj which has only slight wear. Covering 1985-1988, Wyatt's journals provide political commentary and insights of a man who was a confidant of Margaret Thatcher as well as friend to royalty.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.