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RALPH RICHARDSON: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
Written by John Miller.
Stock no. 1831177
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ralph Richardson was a contradictory genius who remains a legendary power and presence dominated stage and screen for over 50 years. Richardson eschewed most of the romantic heroes that made his two friends, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, famous; he was the only one of the three thought capable of playing the ordinary man. Foreword by John Gielgud. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 384 pages including index. ISBN: 0283062371. Text block very slightly grubby else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (sunned) and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

BIGGLES THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
Written by John Pearson.
Stock no. 1330868
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Study of the Real Biggles, who until now had remained something of a mystery. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. 311 pages. ISBN: 0283983981. Minimal bumping and fading to base of spine and lower cover edges. Very small patch of surface paper damage to rear board. Contents fine.

PAUL SCOFIELD: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Garry O'Connor.
Stock no. 1330751
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A masterly biography that paints a revealing portrait of a man, who for the serious film- and theatre-goer, is more of an icon than any other living actor. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 419 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0283063491. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some fingermarks to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed.

THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WESTERN FRONT
Written by Malcolm Brown.
Stock no. 2127650
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1ST 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0283061405. SIGNED by author to title page. Spine is faded. Some cover corner creasing.

THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF 1918 YEAR OF VICTORY
Written by Malcolm Brown.
Stock no. 2108875
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1ST 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0283063076. Bumping to base of spine and a couple of cover edges. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

AFRICAN RAINBOW
Written by H.K. Binks.
Stock no. 1206071
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The author's adventures in Kenya illustrated by his own b/w photographs. From farming to nature photography and ivory hunting. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 264 pages. SIGNED by author with dedication and date. Top of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of boards knocked. Spine slightly cocked. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims and endpapers. Wrapper price-cut, somewhat browned and a little edge-chipped.