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Albert Moore, his life and works
- £250.00
- Biography and account of Albert Moore's influential paintings written by a former student in the year of Moore's death. He was known for his classical portraits often in the context of luxury and decadence.
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Anne Thackeray Ritchie, a biography
- £12.00
- Winifred Gérin (1901-1981) was a noted literary biographer, known for writing on each of the Brontë siblings, as well as Horatio Nelson and Elizabeth Gaskell. Anne Thackeray Ritchie was the daughter of W.M. Thackeray and also Virginia Woolf's aunt, thus bridging two extraordinary periods in English letters.
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Assorted Espionage book bundle
- £50.00
- Espionage books from 2WW and Cold War
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Betjeman
- £12.00
- John Betjeman was by far the most popular poet of the twentieth century. His collected poems sold over two million copies. Television audiences loved his quirky evocations of landcsape and architecture. As Poet Laureate, he became a national icon, but behind the public man were doubts and demons. The poet…
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Born Free – A Lioness of Two Worlds (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- There have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when the New York Times hailed it as a "fascinating and remarkable book," Born Free has stood alone in its power to move us. Joy Adamson's story of a…
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Boswell’s Life of Johnson (2 vols in 1)
- £25.00
- "The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order. A seriesw of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons…" Published in two volumes by OUP in 1904, this is the first combined edition.
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Branwell Brontë, a biography
- £25.00
- Winifred Gérin (1901-1981) was a noted literary biographer, known for writing on each of the Brontë siblings, as well as Horatio Nelson and Elizabeth Gaskell. While her seminal work was about Charlotte Brontë, this biography was greatly respected.
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Broome Stages
- £25.00
- A biography of this theatrical family, opening with the first Richard Broome born in 1715 who seemingly made brooms during his childhood. Follows the lives of the rest of the Broome family.
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Bruce Chatwin
- £15.00
- In the years since his death from AIDS, Bruce Chatwin s reputation as a story-teller has grown and his books have continued to attract and inspire readers all over the world. At the same time there has been an increasing awareness that it was through his life and death that…
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Byron: The Last Journey April 1823-April 1824
- £35.00
- Lord Byron's first epic poem, "Childe Harold", was published in 1812. Only 12 years later after a life including exile, marriage and fatherhood, he died aged 36 at Missolonghi in Greece. First written in 1924, this is an acclaimed narrative of the final months of Lord Byron's life when he…
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C. S. Lewis at Home in Ireland (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- Written in time for the centenary of Lewis's birth, David Bleakley's biography of his early years, and the legacy of his Irish childhood.
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C. S. Lewis: a life – eccentric genius, reluctant prophet
- £75.00
- ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winner (Non-Fiction)
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Charles Simeon
- £10.00
- The story of a man who transformed from religious apathy to become one of the most influential preachers in history. This book is a biography of the remarkable life of Charles Simeon. He was only interested in sports and games in his early life, and when he had to attend…
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Charles Simeon of Cambridge
- £12.00
- Charles Simeon ministered for over fifty years in one parish at the heart of Cambridge during the bleak period of English national life between the French Wars and the passing of the Reform Bill. He was considered by Lord Macaulay to have had greater influence on the life of the…
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Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- This is the first full biography of Charles Williams (1886-1945), an extraordinary and controversial figure who was a central member of the Inklings_the group of Oxford writers that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Charles Williams_novelist, poet, theologian, magician and guru_was the strangest, most multi-talented, and most controversial member of…
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Albert Moore, his life and works
- £250.00
- Biography and account of Albert Moore's influential paintings written by a former student in the year of Moore's death. He was known for his classical portraits often in the context of luxury and decadence.
- Add to basket
-
Anne Thackeray Ritchie, a biography
- £12.00
- Winifred Gérin (1901-1981) was a noted literary biographer, known for writing on each of the Brontë siblings, as well as Horatio Nelson and Elizabeth Gaskell. Anne Thackeray Ritchie was the daughter of W.M. Thackeray and also Virginia Woolf's aunt, thus bridging two extraordinary periods in English letters.
- Add to basket
-
Assorted Espionage book bundle
- £50.00
- Espionage books from 2WW and Cold War
- Add to basket
-
Betjeman
- £12.00
- John Betjeman was by far the most popular poet of the twentieth century. His collected poems sold over two million copies. Television audiences loved his quirky evocations of landcsape and architecture. As Poet Laureate, he became a national icon, but behind the public man were doubts and demons. The poet…
- Add to basket
-
Born Free – A Lioness of Two Worlds (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- There have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when the New York Times hailed it as a "fascinating and remarkable book," Born Free has stood alone in its power to move us. Joy Adamson's story of a…
- Add to basket
-
Boswell’s Life of Johnson (2 vols in 1)
- £25.00
- "The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order. A seriesw of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons…" Published in two volumes by OUP in 1904, this is the first combined edition.
- Add to basket
-
Branwell Brontë, a biography
- £25.00
- Winifred Gérin (1901-1981) was a noted literary biographer, known for writing on each of the Brontë siblings, as well as Horatio Nelson and Elizabeth Gaskell. While her seminal work was about Charlotte Brontë, this biography was greatly respected.
- Add to basket
-
Broome Stages
- £25.00
- A biography of this theatrical family, opening with the first Richard Broome born in 1715 who seemingly made brooms during his childhood. Follows the lives of the rest of the Broome family.
- Add to basket
-
Bruce Chatwin
- £15.00
- In the years since his death from AIDS, Bruce Chatwin s reputation as a story-teller has grown and his books have continued to attract and inspire readers all over the world. At the same time there has been an increasing awareness that it was through his life and death that…
- Add to basket
-
Byron: The Last Journey April 1823-April 1824
- £35.00
- Lord Byron's first epic poem, "Childe Harold", was published in 1812. Only 12 years later after a life including exile, marriage and fatherhood, he died aged 36 at Missolonghi in Greece. First written in 1924, this is an acclaimed narrative of the final months of Lord Byron's life when he…
- Add to basket
-
C. S. Lewis at Home in Ireland (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- Written in time for the centenary of Lewis's birth, David Bleakley's biography of his early years, and the legacy of his Irish childhood.
- Add to basket
-
C. S. Lewis: a life – eccentric genius, reluctant prophet
- £75.00
- ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winner (Non-Fiction)
- Add to basket
-
Charles Simeon
- £10.00
- The story of a man who transformed from religious apathy to become one of the most influential preachers in history. This book is a biography of the remarkable life of Charles Simeon. He was only interested in sports and games in his early life, and when he had to attend…
- Add to basket
-
Charles Simeon of Cambridge
- £12.00
- Charles Simeon ministered for over fifty years in one parish at the heart of Cambridge during the bleak period of English national life between the French Wars and the passing of the Reform Bill. He was considered by Lord Macaulay to have had greater influence on the life of the…
- Add to basket
-
Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- This is the first full biography of Charles Williams (1886-1945), an extraordinary and controversial figure who was a central member of the Inklings_the group of Oxford writers that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Charles Williams_novelist, poet, theologian, magician and guru_was the strangest, most multi-talented, and most controversial member of…
- Add to basket
