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THE CONCISE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1910 - 1970. A 747 page hardback published by Oxford in 1982. A first edition with both book and dust jacket in near fine condition. £10.00
JOAN SUTHERLAND by Norma Major. A 251 page hardback which is a biography of the operatic singer. This is a first edition published in 1987 by Macdonald that has photographs. Both the book and dustjacket are in very good condition. £8.00
THE THIRD MAN - The Life and Times of William Murdoch. A biography of the inventor of gaslight in 1792 by John Griffiths. A 373 page hardback first edition published in 1992 by Andre Deutsch.There are photographs and drawings and both the book and dustjacket are in fine condition. £10.00
JOHN STEINBECK by Jay Parini. A 614 page hardback biography of the author of Of Mice and Men.This is a first edition published in 1994 by Heinemann and both book and dustjacket are in fine condition. There are photographs. £10.00
RAYMOND CHANDLER by Tom Hiney. A 310 page hardback biography of the inspiration of the ‘film noir’. This is a first edition published in 1997 by Chatto & Windus and both book and dustjacket are in near fine condition. There are photographs. £10.00
VICTOR HUGO by Joanna Richardson. A 334 page hardback biography of the famous French author and poet. This is a first edition published in 1976 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and both book and dustjacket are in very good condition. There are photographs. £8.00
IN THE BEGINNING by Irina Ratushinskaya. A 320 page hardback autobiography recalling the formative years of herself as a dissident poet. This is a first edition published in 1990 by Hodder & Stoughton and both book and dustjacket are in near fine condition. £8.00
SIR ROBERT MARK, In The Office of Constable an autobiography from the former Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police. A 320 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1978 by Collins and both book and dustjacket are in fine condition. £6.00
LIVING TWICE by C. H. Rolph which is an autobiography of a former police officer and writer on legal and social issues. A 287 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1974 by Gollancz and both book and dustjacket are in very good condition. £6.00
FORTY YEARS OF MURDER by Professor Keith Simpson which is an autobiography by the former Home Office pathologist. A 328 page hardback with photographs. This is a reprint published in 1983 by Harrap and both book and dustjacket are in near fine condition. £6.00
CUTHBERT HEATH - The maker of the modern Lloyds of London by Anthony Brown. A 220 page hardback with photographs. this is a first edition published in 1980 by David & Charles with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
HENRY - A Life of Henry Ford II by Walter Hayes. A 285 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1990 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
FORD - An unconventional biography of the FORD men and their times by Booton Herndon. A 408 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1969 by Weybright and Talley with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £ 8.00
FRANCIS DRAKE by John Cummins. A 348 page hardback with maps and photographs. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and both book and dustjacket are in near fine condition. £10.00
BELOVED EMMA - The life of Emma Lady Hamilton by Flora Fraser. A 410 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £10.00
CARDIGAN - A life of Lord Cardigan of Balaclava by Donald Thomas. A 369 page hardback with photographs. The book was published in 2002 by Cassell with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
ADOLF GALLAND a biography by David Baker. A 316 page hardback with photographs. The book was published in 1996 by Windrow & Greene with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £12.00
DOUBLE FEATURE the autobiography of Terence Stamp. A 336 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1989 by Bloomsbury with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
SOPHIA LOREN - Living and Loving by A. E. Hotchner. A 216 page hardback with photographs. This is a second edition published in 1979 by Joseph with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
KATHARINE HEPBURN a biography by Barbara Leaming. A 549 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
MARGARET THATCHER - The Downing Street years (autobiography). A 914 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1993 by Harper Collins with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £12.00
NANCY ASTOR, Portrait of a Pioneer by John Grigg. A 192 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1980 by Sidgwick & Jackson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
CLEM ATTLEE a biography by Francis Beckett. A 338 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1997 by Richard Cohen with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN a biography by H. Montgomery Hyde. A 188 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1976 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
JAMES DEAN - Shooting star by Barney Hoskyns. A 191 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1989 by Bloomsbury with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £10.00
THE SALAD DAYS - The first volume of the autobiography of Douglas Fairbanks junior. A 431 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1988 by Collins with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
THE DIVINE GARBO by Sands and Broman. A 243 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1979 by Sidgwick & Jackson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £10.00
LEWIS AND SYBIL (Casson and Thorndike) by John Casson. A 352 page hardback with photographs. This is a reprint published in 1974 by Collins with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
LES DAWSON - A clown too many (autobiography). A 211 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1985 by Elm Tree with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
THE RAGS OF TIME - The autobiography of William Buchan. A 278 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1990 by ABE with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
THE SUN IN THE MORNING - The autobiography of M. M. Kaye. A 454 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1990 by Viking with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £10.00
MALCOLM LOWRY - a biography by Douglas Day. A 483 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1974 by Oxford with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
STEPHEN KING on Writing - a memoir. A 238 page hardback. This is a first edition published in 2000 by Hodder & Stoughton with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
A TIMELESS FASCINATION - The Byron story in fresh focus 200 years on by Margaret Sherry. A 215 page softback with illustrations. This is a first edition published in 1987 by Courtworth in very good condition. £5.00
STELLA BENSON a biography by Joy Grant. A 339 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1987 by Macmillan with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
TCHAIKOVSKY by Anthony Holden. A 490 page hardback biography with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Bantam Press with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition £10.00
BYRON - a biography by Elizabeth Longford. A 231 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1976 by Hutchinson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
SAMUEL BUTLER - a biography by Peter Raby. A 334 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1991 by Hogarth Press with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
ANTHONY TROLLOPE - a biography by Victoria Glendinning. A 551 page hardback with photographs. This is a reprint published in 1992 by Hutchinson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
JANE FONDA - the actress in her time by Fred Lawrence Guiles. A 288 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1981 by michael Joseph with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
WOODY ALLEN - Joking Aside by Gerald Mcknight. A 205 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1982 by W. H. Allen with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
VERA LYNN - Vocal Refrain, an autobiography. A 192 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1975 by W. H. Allen with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
DIANE KEATON - the real Annie Hall, a biography by Jonathan Moor. A 175 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1990 by Robson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
KELSEY GRAMMER - So Far, an autobiography. A 238 page hardback with photographs. This is a second edition published in 1995 by Dutton with both book and dustjacket in very good condition £6.00.
SIAN PHILLIPS - Public Places, an autobiography. A 436 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 2001 by Hodder & Stoughton with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
GOLDIE HAWN - a biography by Christopher Wilson. A 232 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1999 by Harper Collins with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
BRIGITTE BARDOT - an intimate biography by Willi Frischauer. A 222 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1978 by Joseph with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
TERENCE STAMP - Coming Attractions, an autobiography. A 216 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1988 by Bloomsbury with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG STORY by Max Jones & John Chilton. A 256 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1971 by Studio Vista with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £12.00
THE SOUND OF WINGS - The biography of Amelia Earhart by Mary Lovell. A 472 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1989 by Hutchinson with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £12.00
LORD DENNING - A Life by Iris Freeman. A 449 page hardback with photographs. This is a second edition published in 1993 by Hutchinson with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
THE FAMILY STORY by Lord Denning. A 270 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1981 by Butterworths with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
PETER SCOTT - painter and naturalist by Elspeth Huxley with an introduction by Sir David Attenborough. A 361 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1993 by Faber & Faber with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
THE WORLD OF AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER by Timothy Shaw. A 168 page hardback with photographs and illustrations. This is a first edition published in 1994 by Zwemmer with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £10.00
EARTHA KITT - I’m Still Here, autobiography. A 280 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1989 by Sidgwick & Jackson with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
ROBERT ROBINSON - Skip All That, Memoirs. A 230 page hardback. This is a first edition published in 1996 by Century with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £7.00
MALCOLM SARGENT - Tunes of Glory by Richard Aldous. A 302 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 2001 by Hutchinson with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
ALAN WHICKER - Within Whickers World an autobiography. A 390 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1982 by Elm Tree with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
MARIE CURIE by Robert Reid. A 349 page hardback with photographs. This is a reprint published in 1984 by Camair Press with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
PETER ADAM - Not Drowning but Waving. A 534 page hardback with phutographs. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Deutsch with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £8.00
KEN AND ME - The autobiography of William Roache. A 246 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1993 by Simon & Schuster with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
BWANA GAME - The life story of George Adamson. A 320 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1968 by Collins & Harvill with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN - A century in his life by D. M. Thomas. A 583 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1998 by Little Brown with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
MORTIMER WHEELER - Adventurer in Archaeology by Jacquetta Hawkes. A 387 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1982 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
ARTHUR BRYANT - Portrait of a Historian by Pamela Street. A 232 page hardback. This is a first edition published in 1979 by Collins with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. Signed by Pamela Street. £7.00
BILL TIDY - an illustrated biography. A 231 page hardback with photographs and illustrations. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Smith Gryphon with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
TO BE A LADY - Biography of Catherine Cookson by Cliff Goodwin. A 326 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1994 by Century with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
THE GIRL FROM LEAM LANE - The Life and Writing of Catherine Cookson. A 248 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1997 by Headline with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN - A Life of Her Own by Janet Morgan. A 509 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1991 by Harper Collins with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
FAYE DUNAWAY - Looking For Gatsby - My Life. A 416 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1995 by Harper Collins with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
YOUNG KATE - the captivating story of the Hepburn family and the childhood that shaped a legend by Christopher Anderson. A 254 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1988 by Macmillan with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
RICH - The life of Richard Burton by Melvyn Bragg. A 533 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1988 by Hodder & Stoughton with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £8.00
DAVID BOWIE - Living on the brink by George Tremlett. A 388 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1996 by Century with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £7.00
SCHUBERT by John Reed. A 315 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1987 by Dent with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
SOLTI ON SOLTI - A Memoir by Sir Georg Solti. A 276 page hardback with photographs. this is a first edition published in 1997 by Chatto & Windus with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £6.00
CHOPIN - A biography by Adam Zamoyski. A 336 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1979 by Collins with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
FULNESS OF DAYS - (Memoirs) The Earl of Halifax. A 319 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1957 by Collins with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £5.00
MARY and RICHARD - The Story of Richard Hillary and Mary Booker by Michael Burn. A 249 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1988 by Deutsch with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £7.00
SOLLY ZUCKERMAN - From Apes to Warlords 1904 to 1946 an autobiography. A 447 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1978 by Hamish Hamilton with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
NO LAUGHING MATTER - Joseph Heller and Speed Vogel. A 335 page hardback. This is a first edition published in 1986 by Cape with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £6.00
THE STORY OF ISABELLA BIRD - A Curious Life for a Lady by Pat Barr. A 347 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1970 by Macmillan & Murray with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £6.00
THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY by Debbie Geller. A 180 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 2000 by Faber & Faber with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
SELWYN LLOYD by D.R.Thorpe. A 516 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1989 by Jonathan Cape with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
IN MY OWN TIME by Jeremy Thorpe. A 234 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1999 by Politico’s with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £5.00
TIRED AND EMOTIONAL - The Life of Lord George Brown by Peter Paterson. A 308 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1993 by Chatto & Windus with both book and dustjacket in near fine condition. £5.00
MICHAEL HESELTINE - Life in the Jungle. A 560 page hardback with photographs. This is a second edition published in 2000 by Hodder & Stoughton with both book and dustjacket in fine condition. £6.00
CATCH A FIRE - The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White. A 380 page hardback with photographs. This is a first edition published in 1983 by Elm Tree Books with both book and dustjacket in very good condition. £8.00
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