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101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen: The Truth About the World's Most Intriguing Romantic Heroine - Patrice Hannon
Sure, we've read the novels, but what do we really know about Jane Austen herself... Paperback, 242 pages, Adams Media, 2007. New, ISBN 9781598692846 (1598692844). £6.95


Bogie: Authorized and Introduced by Lauren Bacall - Joe Hyams
This story of Humphrey - the real legend of 'Bogie'. Paperback, 189 pages, Mayflower, 1973. Acceptable: Reading copy. Creasing/browning/grazing; previous owner's name. ISBN 9780583121378 (0583121373). £0.30


Freya Stark Letters: New Worlds for Old, 1943-46 v. 5 - Freya Stark
Covers her fact-finding travels across North America for her Ministry made difficult by the Palestinian situation, her return to the UK and her work in India. Hardback, 320 pages, Michael Russell, 1978, 1st edition. Good: A couple of small nicks, slight curve to boards and some page browning. ISBN 9780859550604 (0859550605). £9.95


Graham Greene: Friend and Brother - Leopoldo Duran
A biography of Graham Greene. Paperback, 352 pages, Fount, London, 1994. Good: Some page browning; some scuffing/creasing to spine and cover. ISBN 9780006279464 (0006279465). £1.75


Jane Austen - Victor Lucas
This is the story of the life of Jane Austen. Booklet, 24 pages, Pitkin Guides, 1996-2009. New, ISBN 9780853727804 (0853727805). £3.95


Jane Austen: A Life - Claire Tomalin
From a study of the Austen family papers, this title paints a picture of the Austens and their neighbours. Paperback, 362 pages, Penguin, 1998-2000, 2000 revision. New, ISBN 9780140296907 (0140296905). £7.65


Jane Austen's Letters - Jane Austen
Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist. Paperback, 672 pages, Oxford Paperbacks, Oxford, 1997, 3rd edition. New, ISBN 9780192832979 (0192832972). £12.95


John Fowles: A Life in Two Worlds - Eileen Warburton
Chronicles Fowles' pre-war childhood in Leigh-on-Sea and in wartime rural England, his Oxford education and his apprentice years in Europe and London. Hardback with dust jacket, 528 pages, Jonathan Cape, 2002, 1st UK edition, 1st printing. New, ISBN 9780224059510 (0224059513). £17.45


Life in the Country: With Quotations by Jane Austen and Silhouettes by Her Nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh - Freydis Welland
Combines quotations by Jane Austen with silhouette drawings by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. Hardback with dust jacket, 112 pages, British Library Publishing Division, London,, 2008. New, ISBN 9780712349857 (0712349855). £11.20


Lyme Worthies - John Fowles
John Fowles celerated the millennium by commisioning a local artist, Gavin Bird, to paint portraits of a selection of Lyme's personalities. Hardback, 61 pages, Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, 2000, 1st edition, 1st impression. Excellent: Dust Jacket Fine: Unclipped. Limited edition, one of only 1000 copies printed. Very rare title, price reflects rarity. ISBN 9781874336853 (1874336857). £45.00


Miss Austen Regrets [2008] [DVD] - Jeremy Lovering
Based on Jane Austen's letters and diaries that aims to reveal the secrets of this most elusive of novelists. DVD, 85 pages, 2 Entertain Video, 2008. New, Actors: Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Jack Huston. Format: PAL, Colour. Language: English. Region: 2. Number of discs: 1. Classification: (PG). ISBN 9785014503259 (5014503257125). £5.95


Ordinary People: Our Story - Ozzy Osbourne
A collection of often hilarious, sometimes poignant, and always highly entertaining memoirs. Paperback, 342 pages, Pocket Books, 2004. Good: Minor creasing to spine. ISBN 9780743462228 (074346222X). £0.30


Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins - Rupert Everett
Born in Norfolk in 1959, Rupert Everett's childhood was one of golden sunny evenings, dressing up and avoiding anything manly like hunting. Hardback, 406 pages, Little, Brown, 2006. Very Good: Some minor creasing to top of dust jacket. ISBN 9780316732222 (0316732222). £3.60


Sergei - Sergei Kourdakov
His job was to seek and destroy Russian Christians... and he did it well. Hardback, 204 pages, Oliphants, 1973, 1st edition. Good: Some browning; previous owner's name inside front cover has been crossed out in felt tip pen. ISBN 9780551004276 (0551004274). £1.95


Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis - Laurence Anholt
This beautiful book tells the true story of how Mary Anning found a fossilised sea monster as a little girl. Paperback, 32 pages, Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, London, 2006, 2006 edition, 2nd impression. New, ISBN 9781845077006 (1845077008). £5.95


Sylvia: A Victorian Childhood - Sylvia McCurdy
Autobiographical story of family life in Victorian times. Hardback, 76 pages, Eastland Press, 1972-1973. Good: Some minor browning/fading/nicks to dust jacket; minor creases to dustjacket flap. ISBN 9780903214001 (0903214008). £1.75


The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen - Edward Copeland
A comprehensive guide to Austen's works in the contexts of her contemporary world and present-day criticism. Paperback, 267 pages, Cambridge University Press, 1997. New, ISBN 9780521498678 (0521498678). £13.60


The Fossil Girl - Catherine Brighton
The true story of ten-year-old Mary Anning who discovered the first complete fossil of an Ichthyosaurus. Paperback, 32 pages, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, London, 2007. New, ISBN 9781845077327 (1845077326). £4.95


The Journals of John Fowles: v. 1 - John Fowles
Reveals the inner thoughts and creative development of one of the 20th century's most innovative and important novelists. Paperback, 668 pages, Vintage, 2004. New, ISBN 9780099443421 (0099443422). £7.45


The Journals of John Fowles: v. 2 - John Fowles
Marks a writer's continuing quest for wisdom and self-understanding. Paperback, 480 pages, Vintage Classics, 2007. New, ISBN 9780099443438 (0099443430). £8.95


The Life of Graham Greene: Volume One 1904-1939 - Norman Sherry
First volume of the authorised biography of Graham Greene. Paperback, 783 pages, Penguin, London, 1990. Reading Copy: Page browning; some creasing/grazing to cover and spine; figure '6' written on back. ISBN 9780140131239 (014013123X). £1.95


The Lives of Frank Norman - Frank Norman
Frank Norman's emergence from prison to money-spinning celebrity with 'Bang to Rights' was one of the most amazing success stories of the 1950s. Paperback, 320 pages, Penguin Books Ltd, 1972. Good: Very rare book, price reflects its rarity. Some minor grazing to rear cover; minor creasing to spine; page browning. ISBN 9780140033267 (0140033262). £19.90


The Tree - John Fowles
A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. Paperback, 94 pages, Vintage, 2000. New, ISBN 9780099282839 (0099282836). £4.95


The World According to Drucker: Life and Work of the World's Greatest Management Thinker - Jack Beatty
The New Statesman said that this book will surely become the indispensable guide to Drucker's work... Paperback, 204 pages, Orion Publishing, London, 1998. Very Good: Minor crease to front cover. ISBN 9780752813745 (0752813749). £0.30




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