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Edward Ball tells the story of southern slavery through tracking the history of the Balls, prominent landowners, rice-planters, one or two of them slave traders, and big slave owners in...

The life of Gordon Langley Hall was full of mystery and riddled with rumour and scandal. The illegitimate son of two servants at Sissinghurst Castle, (home of Vita Sackville-West and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedOne of the twentieth century's most scandalous royal sagas unfolds in The Windsor Story, a sweeping and authoritative account of Edward VIII's abdication and the...

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Biographer of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Stanley Wientraub employs previously little-used or unknown diaries, letters, memoirs and reportage from both sides of the Atlantic to throw fresh light...

Edition: 2nd ed., 5th repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous life and brief reign of a monarch whose...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A remarkable window into one of the twentieth century's most...

Author: Ai KobayashiBinding: HardbackPublished: School of Historical Studies, The University of Melbourne, 2009Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Biographical thesis....

Welcome to The Empire theatre1922. When Jack Treadwell arrives at The Empire, in the middle of a rehearsal, he is instantly mesmerised. But amid the glitz and glamour, he soon...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the turn of the twentieth century, England basked in the last golden glow of imperial confidence — a world...

In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time...

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Author: Matthew HollisFormat: Paperback, 156mm x 233mm, 215g, 416 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2012Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of First World War poets. Now...

Author: George Macaulay TrevelyanBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a comprehensive account of the life of Sir Edward Grey, who...

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Edward Lear, Victorian author of nonsense verse, was also a water-colourist and a traveller. Lear's sense of humour was contrasted with his severe bouts of depression. Gregarious and popular, he...

Author: Winton, RonaldBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscription- Flat signed by the author. Inscribed by the subject....

Edition: Second impressionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn jacket with some pieces torn. Now protected in mylar sleeve. This authoritative political biography chronicles...

Author: Gideon Haigh Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 Gideon Haigh has written numerous acclaimed books on both cricket and true-crime - now he's unearthed a gripping story...

Author: Colin CunninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the architectural and social significance of municipal...

Author: George HutchinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor sun fading to spine, foxing on page edges.This biographical work...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - softcover/wraps in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Faded spine. Edward Burra was one of the most...

Edition: 2nd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Edward VIII, from his early years as Prince of Wales to...

Author: George Macaulay Trevelyan, O.M.Binding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: yellowed block, foxing on pages, faded spineThis compelling historical biography, Grey...

Author: L. E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN & CO LTD; ST MARTIN'S PRESS, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAn Edwardian Youth chronicles the formative years of an...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pages & binding clean. A charming work of autobiographical memoir, An Edwardian Youth chronicles...

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How did Edward VII, whose reign lasted for only nine years, become one of the most popular and well-known of British monarchs? This biography, combining informative text with illustrations, provides...

Author: Hector BolithoBinding: HardbackPublished: EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, 1937Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsEdward VIII by Hector Bolitho presents a...

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Author: Peter Swanson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S FATAL 'Do you remember me?' she asked, after stepping into my office. When private detective and former teacher...

Author: Richard StaffordBinding: HardbackPublished: THE ST. MARK'S PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 65 of 104 copies. This compelling historical account...

Author: L.E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsL. E. Jones’ four-volume autobiographical series—A Victorian Boyhood (1956, Reprint), An Edwardian Youth...

A dazzling study of four figures who flourished in - and defined - the early years of the twentieth century. In his account of four characters, each of whose importance...

Author: John S. GoodallBinding: HardbackPublished: Pan Macmillan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spineEdwardian Entertainments by John S. Goodall chronicles the vibrant...

Author: A. Stuart Gray FribaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Gerald Duckworth, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative reference work chronicles the lives...

Three works of erotic prose fusing sex and spirituality, new to Penguin Modern Classics In these three works of erotic prose Georges Bataille fuses sex and spirituality in a highly...