Biography
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Biography
Hardback. When he was very young, Simon Garfield lusted after rare stamps but could not afford them. When he was older, the passion reignited with almost ruinous results. This book is an examination of obsession and desire, and the search for fulfilment. It is also a story of wooden legs, and, the man who guards stamps for the Queen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235261
- ISBN
- 9780571235261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444795189
- ISBN
- 9781444795189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Paperback. 'A story of courage, heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the power of both' Joseph O'Connor Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172. 'A story of courage, heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the power of both' Joseph O'Connor Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0021588
- ISBN
- 9781444795189
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Paperback. An intimate portrait of the life of Eleanor 'Erlund' Hudson (1912-2011), the watercolourist, etcher and designer who was best known for her evocative depictions of women at work during the Second World War. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: AFCC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909717213
- ISBN
- 9781909717213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.04
€ 18.99
€ 18.04
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509848690
- ISBN
- 9781509848690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965897
- ISBN
- 9780750965897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. The true (and funny) story of one couple's adventurous move from city life to running a smallholding surrounded by animals in the Devonshire countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BM; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409154655
- ISBN
- 9781409154655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. When middle age gets mucky: the true and funny story of one man's age-related angsts among the animals on a Devonshire smallholding. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BM; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409154679
- ISBN
- 9781409154679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Paperback edition of the Sunday Times Political Book of the Year Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp mono. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; JFFE1; JFFE2; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849548755
- ISBN
- 9781849548755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781257456
- ISBN
- 9781781257456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751564709
- ISBN
- 9780751564709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0010587
- ISBN
- 9780099410782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0010511
- ISBN
- 9780099410782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007445318
- ISBN
- 9780007445318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.13
€ 16.99
€ 12.13
Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0007672
- ISBN
- 9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theatre, winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography. BIC Classification: ANB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421714
- ISBN
- 9781848421714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099471950
- ISBN
- 9780099471950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. The creator of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Henry VIII" and "Captain Bligh", Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This book offers biography that follows him from his parents' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581956
- ISBN
- 9780099581956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the audacious filmmaker alive. In 1947, Welles left America for Europe and lived for the best part of twenty years in self-imposed exile. This biography tells the story of this man. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099462613
- ISBN
- 9780099462613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.05
€ 27.99
€ 21.05
paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502838
- ISBN
- 9780099502838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53