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Signed1926 Courts and Camps in IndiaLondon: 1926A signed presentation copy of this very scarce first edition work from Socialite, theatre actress and volunteer nurse Yvonne Fitzroy.
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Signed1991 Toujours ProvenceLondon: 1991An inscribed first edition of this illustrated travel memoir by Peter Mayle.
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Signed1991 Toujours ProvenceLondon: 1991A signed first edition of Peter Mayle's sequel to his best selling memoir 'A Year in Provence'.
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Signed1991 Hidden Journey: A Spiritual AwakeningLondon: 1991A signed first edition of this autobiography by Andrew Harvey on his spiritual journey and return to his home country, India.
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Signed1973 God Stand Up for BastardsLondon: 1973A signed first edition of this unique autobiography by David Leitch, previously owned by author Stephen Vizinczey.
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Signed1957 A Soldier with the ArabsLondon: 1957A signed first edition of the autobiography of Sir John Bagot Glubb, who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion.
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Signed1906 Birket FosterLondon: 1906A signed Edition de Luxe of Cundall's richly illustrated celebration of the work of Birket Foster.
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Signed1890 Impressions of a TenderfootJohn Murray: 1890A signed copy of the first edition of the Duchess of Somerset's account of a journey taken through Canada with her husband, the Duke of Somerset.
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1907 Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife1907: 1907The author's presentation copy of this illustrated Confederate Civil War autobiography by Ellen McGowan Biddle
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Signed1982 Eccentric TravellersLondon: 1982A signed first edition of John Keay's biographical study of the lives of prominent explorers, with a loosely inserted letter discussing the publishing rights of his work.
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Signed1991 The Turquoise Mountain Brian Blessed on EverestLondon: 1991A fine first edition copy of Brian Blessed's travel work on his trek up Everest, inscribed by Blessed to his literary agent, Rod Hall.
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Signed1990 Life of the Poet Gnaeus Robertulus GravesaDeià, Mallorca: 1990A fine copy of this very scarce Limited Edition work from the poet Robert Graves, illustrated by Alice Meyer Wallace, and in a full vellum binding.
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Signed1964 A Late SumerLondon: 1964A signed presentation copy of the first edition of E. R. Cartwright's autobiographical account of fourteen years spent in the far east following the First World War.
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Signed1995 The Path to PowerLondon: 1995A signed copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's account of the first part of her life, leading up to her ascent to the role of Prime Minister.
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Signed1942 An Address Presented to Norman Hepburn Baynes With a Bibliography of His WritingsOxford: 1942A privately printed bibliography on the works of historian Norman H. Baynes, including a charming letter from Baynes to fellow scholar Francis Ernest Hutchinson.
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Signed1911 'Sir,' Said Dr. Johnson- Some SayingsLondon : 1911Signed by the editor, a first edition copy of this collection of sayings by Samuel Johnson.
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Signed1923 CarlyleLondon: 1923-9Five volumes from David Alec Wilson's extensive biographical work on the life of Thomas Carlyle, the first edition inscribed by the author.
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Signed1893 The Life of Captain Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S.London: 1893A signed association copy of the first edition of Isabel Burton's biography of her husband, explorer Richard Francis Burton. With three photographs, and a letter from Isabel inserted in which she discusses the process of writing this work.
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Signed1982 Shah 'Abd Al-'Aziz. Puritanism, Sectarian, Polemics and JihadCanberra: 1989A signed copy of Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi's interesting volume exploring tensions between Sunni and Shi'i ideologies between 1762 and 1831.
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Signed1897 The Bards of Angus and the Mearns an Anthology of the CountiesPaisley; Edinburgh; Glasgow; London: 1897A signed first edition copy of Alan Reid's anthology of the poetical masterpieces of Scotland, inscribed by Reid to the half-title.
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Signed1931 South Africa RevisitedNot Stated: 1931A signed first edition of Siegfried Bettmann's scarce personal account of his return to South Africa.
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Signed1983 ...one November day in 1980 the other Graham Greene burst through his shadow...London : 1983A limited edition copy of this interview with Graham Greene, signed from the publishers.
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Signed1893 Attercliffe as a Seat of Learning and Ministerial EducationLondon: 1893A presentation copy of this very scarce discussion of the theological colleges of Sheffield.
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Signed1896 Sheridan: a BiographyLondon: 1896A signed presentation copy of W Fraser Rae's biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan in two uniform volumes in Eyre & Spottiswoode binding.
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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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Signed1885 George Eliot's LifeLondon: 1885Biography of George Eliot by her husband in three volumes, the author's presentation copy of the first edition.
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Signed1994 Intermittent JournalsWales: 1994The first edition of this collection of journals by the Welsh poet Dannie Abse, signed by the author.
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Signed2007 William Wilberforce The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade CampaignerLondon: 2007The first edition, first impression of this biography of the slave trade abolitionist William Wilberforce with a signed letter from the author.
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Signed1980 The World Of Franz KafkaLondon: 1980A first edition, signed copy of this fascinating biography of writer Franz Kafka.
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Signed1958 The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K. G.London: 1958A signed first edition of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's autobiography, covering the full span of his career, from boyhood to the post-war years.
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Signed1957 Norman DouglasLondon: 1957A signed presentation copy of this scarce study of the life and works of British writer Norman Douglas.
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Signed1934 Mary MagdalenLondon: 1934An uncommon first edition biography on Mary Magdalen, by the leading hostess Edith Olivier, lovingly inscribed by the author.
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Signed2007 Tony Benn: More Time for PoliticsLondon: 2007A signed first edition of this autobiographical work from Tony Benn, a lovely example.
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Signed1846 A Sketch of the Lives of Lords Stowell and EldonLondon: 1846A smart signed presentation copy of Surtees's biography of two brothers; Lords Stowell and Eldon.
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Signed1903 Happy EnglandLondon: 1903A signed limited edition work featuring the beautiful illustrations of Helen Allingham, alongside a biography and descriptions.