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A Vision of Eden; The Life and Work of Marianne North published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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A Vision of Eden; The Life and Work of Marianne North published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

by North, Marion (abridged by Grahame Bateman)

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Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1980
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780906671184
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Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Marianne North. Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan .... Foreword by Anthony Huxley, publisher's notes, biographical note and list of plants. Map illustrated endpapers, showing countries visited by Marianne North and other flora is partially illustrated in the collection. Colour… Read more about this item
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Melba

Melba

by Hetherington, John

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1967
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Illustrated with two line drawings in the text, a colour frontispiece painted by Rupert Bunny, and 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Includes bibliographic sources, index, and photographic. Purple coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip.… Read more about this item
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Von Stroheim

by Curtiss, Thomas Quinn

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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
ISBN
9780207954412
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Angus and Robertson, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by Rene Clair, introduction by author, list of illustrations, appendix, filmography and bibliography. Black-and-white photographic endpapers, showing shooting of the film "Merry Widow". The text is illustrated with numerous black and white / sepia toned photographs from… Read more about this item
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Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann

Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann

by Eckermann

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Edition
Reprint
Published
1984
Binding
Softcover
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North Point Press, San Francisco, 1984. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Frontispiece. translated by John Oxenford, Conversations with the German literary giant Goethe in the 18th century by his countrymen Eckermann. Clean copy, no damage to describe, no annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 346 pages. Please refer… Read more about this item
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The Leafy Tree; My Family

The Leafy Tree; My Family

by Lindsay, Daryl

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Edition
reprint
Published
1966
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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F.W.Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966. reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. X, 198pp., foreword by R. G. Menzies. Illustrated endpapers, with family tree of the Lindsay family. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the Lindsay family in 1887. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white photographs. Illustrated covers, showing an all over pattern of… Read more about this item
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Bright Star of Exile; Jacob Adler and the Yiddish Theatre

Bright Star of Exile; Jacob Adler and the Yiddish Theatre

by Rosenfeld, Lulla

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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780690014464
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, New York, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. XVI, 368 pages, includes bibliography of sources, index. The text is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Very light rubbing to the edges of the boards. " writes… Read more about this item
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The Ages of Gielgud;  An Actor At Eighty

The Ages of Gielgud; An Actor At Eighty

by Harwood, Ronald ( Editor )

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qvv
Edition
Second Impression
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
ISBN
9780340348284
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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1984. Second Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/qvv. Illustrator: Various. 600 g; 182 pp., Colour illustrated dustwrapper. A tribute to actor John Gielgud on the occasion of his eightieth birthday with pieces written by friends, colleagues, and critics. Photographs throughout. there is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over… Read more about this item
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Marlene Dietrich; Life and Legend

Marlene Dietrich; Life and Legend

by Bach, Steven

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
ISBN
9780002179447
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Harper Collins, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.2 kg; XIV, 66 pages, includes extensive filmography, discography, source notes, bibliography, and index. 32 pages of black-and-white photography in four sections, and a black-and-white frontispiece. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. there is a mark from a small price… Read more about this item
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Every Secret Thing; My Family, My Country

Every Secret Thing; My Family, My Country

by Slovo, Gillian

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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780316639989
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Little, Brown and Company, London, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VI, 282 pages, acknowledgements. Black coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with gray titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the author's parents (colourised in a sepia toned photograph), against a white background with brown and black titles to… Read more about this item
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Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night

Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night

by Mistinguett

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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1954
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Elek Books, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. VIII, 248 pages, last page blank, includes frontispiece, and numerous other black-and-white photographs. Previous owner's name on front end page, rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket at the corners. Otherwise clean and tightly bound. "They say… Read more about this item
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The Entertainers

The Entertainers

by Unger-Hamilton, Clive [ Editor ]

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780858967939
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Pitman & Sons, Carlton, Victoria, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 320 pages, foreword by Sir John Gielgud, glossary, index of entries, index, aknowledgements, general credits, artist credits, and picture credits. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious coloured and black-and-white photographs, coloured and black-and-white illustrations and… Read more about this item
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Eine Lanze Fur Felix Mendelssohn

Eine Lanze Fur Felix Mendelssohn

by Stresemann, Wolfgang

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9783877762752
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Stapp, Berlin, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 500 g; 232 pages, includes a couple of pages of facsimiles of letters. The text is in German. The author was a German lawyer, conductor and composer. The book is in very good condition, and neither the pages nor the binding the dust jacket show… Read more about this item
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My Lord, What a Morning; An Autobiography

My Lord, What a Morning; An Autobiography

by Anderson, Marian

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1957
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Hardcover
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The Cresset Press, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 400 g; 240 pages, with eight pages of black-and-white photography, in original hardcover binding. Traces of foxing to the edges of the text block and to the end pages. Ownership details at the top of the front free end page. Slight bumping… Read more about this item
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The Life of Emily Carr

by Blanchard, Paula

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780888945808
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Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 950 g; VI, 7-331, (5) pages, with selected bibliography, index, 14 black-and-white photographs, and 10 reproductions of artworks in colour. The only damage to either book or the photographic jacket, is a very faint tape mark to front and rear… Read more about this item
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George Bell; The Art of Influence

by Helmer, June

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780864360007
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Greenhouse Publications, Melbourne, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: George Bell and Others. 700 g; II, 138 pp., last two blank, acknowledgements, list of works, notes and references, exhibitions, select bibliography and index. Yellow coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic frontispiece showing a very young George Bell. Within the text… Read more about this item
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Behind Sad Eyes; The Life of George Harrison

by Shapiro, Marc

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2002
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312301095
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St Martin's Press, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 150 g.; (6) VII-XIV, 235 pages, (3), acknowledgements, introduction by author, discography and bibliography. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black and white photography between page 110 and 111. Black coloured boards with metallic blue titles to the backstrip.… Read more about this item
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Dietrich

by Spoto, Donald

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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780593019825
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Bantam Press, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 800 g.; X, 380 pages, last page blank, acknowledgements, notes and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography in 2 sections of 16 pages each. Back coloured boards with gilt title to the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the book corners and a… Read more about this item
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A Biased Memoir

A Biased Memoir

by Cracknell, Ruth

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First Edition
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670861972
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Viking, Ringwood, Victoria, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 760 g.; XII, 308 pages, last page blank, acknowledgements, ' A Tribute to Ruth' -- with apologies to Dr. Seuss by David Williamson, and index. Maroon coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 4 inserts, of eight pages, of… Read more about this item
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Buddy Holly ... A Biography in Words, Photographs and Music

Buddy Holly ... A Biography in Words, Photographs and Music

by Peer, Elizabeth and Ralph II

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1972
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Softcover
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Peer International Corporation, New York, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; (3] 4-148 pages, about this book, acknowledgements, four appendices, photo credits and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, music scores, reproduction of documents and reproduction of record covers. Black-and-white photographic front cover with green… Read more about this item
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Goldwyn; A Biography of the Man Behind the Myth

by Marx, Arthur

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Edition
first Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393074970
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W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1976. first Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 780 g.; XII, 380 pages, bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography between page 192 and 193. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and a little… Read more about this item
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