STERLING prices shown are PLUS POST & PACKING. Depending on the size and shape of books, it may be necessary to send any 78s ordered at the same time in a different parcel to avoid breakages.
£ 5.00 JACK TEAGARDEN - A biography by Jay Smith & Len Guttridge.
Hardback with dust jacket in clean, used condition.
First English edition, published Cassell 1960.
£ 4.50 BUNK JOHNSON biography by Christopher Hillman.
Published 1988 Universe Books, New York
(Speldhurst, Kent, England)
£ 4.00 THE CHICK HENDERSON STORY PLUS
COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY by Frank Wappat.
£ 5.00 SCOTT JOPLIN & THE RAGTIME ERA by Peter Gammond.
First edition Abacus softback published 1975
£ 7.50 SCOTT JOPLIN-THE MAN WHO MADE RAGTIME by James Haskins.
First edition hardback published Doubleday, New York 1978.
With dust jacket, used but fine condition
£ 5.00 A SMATTERING OF IGNORANCE by Oscar Levant.
First edition, Garden City 1942. Sadly this book has
not been well cared for during its life but does come
complete with tatty dust jacket. Much autobiographical
detail. Your chance to own an extremely rare book
at a most reasonable price.
£ 9.50 MISTINGUETT by Mistinguett. First English edition,
Elek Books 1954. Same as last, very rare but not
looked after. Complete with all photos. and tatty
dust jacket. Another rare bookat a fair price.
£ 4.00 GIPSY, A MEMOIR by Gipsy Rose Lee 1988 Futura
paperback of original 1957 autobiography plus intro.
by Whoopi Goldberg and afterword by son, Erik Lee
Preminger. Clean used condition with all photographs
£ 7.50 NO MINOR CHORDS - MY DAYS IN HOLLYWOOD
by Andre Previn. First edition, (1992) hardback,
dust jacket, all but new.
£ 2.50 THE EDWARDIANS Studies by Peter Brent of Baden-Powell/
Horatio Bottomley/Conan Doyle/Marie Lloyd/Lloyd George/
E. Nesbit/Rolls & Royce/Daisy Warwick.
BBC Publications original paperback first edition 1972
£ 1.00 RHAPSODY IN BLUE by Martin Macall Famous film series.
Paperback by Hollywood Publications (an English firm) 1946
SOME WATER STAINING
£15.00 SHOWMAN LOOKS ON by Charles B Cochran
(C.B.Cochran) Rare autobiography by famous
producer. First edition, Dent 1946. Surprisingly
good condition for well read book, 50 years old.
No dust jacket, complete with all photographs.
£ 4.50 IS THAT IT? Bob Geldof autobiography. Hardback 1986
Book Club Associates. Complete with dust jacket.
£ 1.00 LIBBY by Milt Machlin. Well used paperback, but
complete with all pictures. Biography of Libby
Holman, singer who popularised 'Moanin' Low'.
£ 1.00 LIBERACE by Liberace. Used condition English 1974
paperback, complete with all photographs.
£ 1.50 SINGERS OF AN EMPTY DAY by Karl Dallas.
Hardback, NO DUST JACKET, WATER DAMAGE.
Elvis, Mick Jagger, ect
£ 0.50 TEENAGE IDOLS by Frank Clews Paperback from
Brown, Watson. First edition (1962).
MISSING FRONT AND BACK COVERS,
but complete with all photographs, paper has aged,
with some ink markings on two pages and all the
female pictures have been 'improved' with red inked
lips. Not an easy book to find.
£ 1.00 VAN MORRISON INTO MUSIC biography by Ritchie Yorke.
Chrisma paperback. First edition (1975)
Clean but has suffered some water damage.
£ 1.50 ELVIS biography by Jerry Hopkins. Slight water damage,
Abacus paperback published 1974.
£ 2.50 OPERATION ELVIS by Alan Levy Paperback published
Consul Books 1962, used, clean with all photographs
£ 0.50 MY LIFE WITH ELVIS by Becky Yancey Mayflower paperback
1978 complete with all photographs, but WATER DAMAGE
£ 1.50 THE DRIFTERS by Bill Millar. Rockbooks hardback, dust jacket
£ 7.50 MICK JAGGER biography by Anthony Scaduto.
First hardback edition, dust jacket W H Allen 1974
£ 3.50 A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICA WITH THE ROLLING STONES
by Robert Greenfield. Panther paperback 1975. As new
£ 7.50 THE ROLLING STONES - AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD
by Roy Carr. Large 12" x 12" New English Library
original paperback first edition 1976. In very nice condition,
except top outer corner of back cover scuffed
£ 1.50 THE NEW JOHNNY CASH by Charles Paul Conn.
Hodder & Stoughton paperback 1973. Nice condition
£ 3.00 BUDDY HOLLY by Dave Laing. Studio Vista
paperback 1971. Used but clean
£ 1.00 SLADE IN FLAME by John Pidgeon(fiction)
Original first edition Panther paperback 1975.
Clean, but slight water damage
£ 1.00 THE DAVID ESSEX STORY by George Tremlett.
Original first edition Futura paperback 1974.
Used, clean condition, with all photographs
£ 9.50 LETTERS OF PUCCINI Harrap hardback, dust jacket,
revised 1974 edition of 1931 book. Not easy to find
£ 7.50 BRAHMS A CRITICAL STUDY by Burnett James
First edition, hardback, dust jacket has small tear
and creased. J M Dent 1972
£ 4.00 GENTLE GENIUS - THE STORY OF FELIX MENDELSSOHN
by George R Marek. First English edition, Robert Hale
hardback, dust jacket, ex library copy
£ 6.50 LEONARD BERNSTEIN Biography by Humphrey Burton.
Faber & Faber paperback 1995 Slight use, but fine condition,
with all photographs
£ 4.00 UNFINSHED JOURNEY - Autobiography of Yehudi Menuhin
Futura paperback 1978 reprint, very nice clean condition,
but creased back cover. With all photographs.
£ 2.50 THE STRAUSS FAMILY-THE ERA OF THE GREAT WALTZ
by George Bailey. Published Pan. First edition softback
1972, as new
£ 7.50 THE BIG BANKROLL The Life & Times of Arnold Rothstein,
gambler, fixer, corrupter, politician, business man,
pawnbroker, sportsman. Shot, New York City
4th November 1928, died 6th November 1928.
Arlington House, NY. Undated hardback with
dust jacket, mid 1960s? RARE
£ 3.50 THE LIFE & WORLD OF AL CAPONE by John Kobler.
Coronet paperback 1973, in very nice condition,
complete with all photographs.
£ 1.50 THE ROBBER'S TALE - THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
by Peta Fordham. Clean copy of 1968 Penguin paperback
£ 7.50 JOHNNY TORRIO First Of The Gang Lords by Jack McPhaul.
Arlington House hardback, dust jacket.
Cover has suffered a little water damage.
£ 4.50 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CRIME & CRIMINALS
by Sir Harold Scott former chief Scotland Yard.
Andre Deutsch hardback, dust jacket with small
tear, used, nice condition with all photos.
£ 7.50 FORTY YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD by Roman Freulich.
Castle Books NY. 1971 hardback, dust jacket,very nice
condition.
£ 4.50 CHAPLIN'S FILMSfilmography by Uno Asplund.
Hardback dust jacket a little water damage.
Arts Book Society 1973.
£ 1.50 HUMPHREY BOGART Illustrated history of his films,
details of 83 of them by Alan G Barbour.
Star paperback published W H Allen 1974
£ 4.00 MARLON BRANDO by Rene Jordan.
Star paperback 1975 very nice condition
£ 4.50 THE FONDAS - THE FILMS & CAREERS OF
HENRY, JANE & PETER FONDA by John Springer.
First softcover edition published Citadel, Secaucus,
New Jersey 1974. Used but clean.
$ 4.00 VALENTINO by Noel Botham & Peter Donnelly.
First Everest paperback edition 1976. Very nice
condition, with all photographs.
Not an easy book to find.
£ 4.50 AL JOLSON by Michael Freedland.
Abacus paperback 1975 another book in very nice
condition, complete with all photographs.
£ 7.50 HOLLYWOOD AT WAR THE AMERICAN MOTION
PICTURE AND WORLD WAR TWO by Ken D Jones
& Arthur F McClure Hardback, dust jacket.
Castle Book NY. 1973. Very nice condition,
but dust jacket has slight rubbing.
£ 8.50 A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD NUDITY
by Ray Lee. Merit Books, Chicago. Softback first edition 1964.
£12.50 MISTER BROADCASTING - THE ERNIE BUSHELL STORY
by Peter Stursberg. Very rare book published 1971 by
Peter Martin Ass. Ontario Canada. Hardback in used,
but good condition, NO DUST JACKET
£ 7.50 THE IRISH PEACOCK - CONFESSIONS OF A LEGENDARY
TALENT AGENT by Bill Grady. Hardback, dustjacket,.
Arlington House 1972. Nice condition
£12.50 THE GAIETY YEARS by Alan Hyman. First edition, hardback,
dust jacket 1975. A rare book in nice condition.
London Theatre 1886-1915
£15.00 MEMO FROM DAVID O SELZNICK
The producer's personal papers selected and edited by
Rudy Behlmer. Macmillan first edition hardback,
dust jacket, very nice condition.
£10.00 JEAN RENOIR by Raymond Durgnat.
Charles Chaplin. "The greatest film director in the world"
Studio Vista hardback, dust jacket and in nice condition.
Difficult book to find
£ 7.50 GRIFFITHS AND THE RISE OF HOLLYWOOD
by Paul O'Dell Castle Books NY. Hardback, dust
jacket, very nice condition
£10.00 CECIL B DeMILLE biography by Charles Higham.
Charles Scribner NY. Hardback, dust jacket,
first edition 1973. PAPER COVER INSIDE BACK
OUTER IS LOOSE, otherwise good condition.
£ 4.50 DeMILLE - THE MAN AND HIS PICTURES
by Gabe Essoe & Raymond Lee. Hardback, dust jacket,
Castle Books NY. Some water damage.
£ 7.50 GLORIA SWANSON by Richard Hudson & Raymond Lee.
Hardback, dust jacket, Castle Books NY.
Undated (1974?) Nice condition
£ 7.50 THE LIFE AND LOVES OF GABLE by Jack Scagnetti.
Hardback, dust jacket. Jonathan David NY.
First edition 1976. Very fine condition
£ 4.00 THE MOVIE MOGULS An Informal History of the
Hollywood Tycoons by Philip French. Hardback,
dust jacket, first edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1969.
Used, but not too badly
£ 5.00 D.W.GRIFFITHS - THE YEARS AT BIOGRAPH
by Robert M Henderson. First English edition,
hardback, dust jacket 1971
£ 7.00 PICTURE PIONEERS - The Story of Northern English
Cinema 1896-1971 by G J Mellor. Frank Graham
hardback, dust jacket, first edition (1971) in nice condition.
£ 7.50 THE CINEMA OF OTTO PREMINGER by Gerald Pratley.
Castle Books NY. Hardback, dust jacket, very nice
condition, early 70s
£ 7.50 LIGHT UP YOUR TORCHES AND PULL UP YOUR TIGHTS
autobiography by Tay Garnett director of
'The Postman Always Rings Twice' etc.
Arlington House, hardback, dust jacket.
Another rare book, nice condition
£ 3.50 THE RISE & FALL OF THE MATINEE IDOL
edited by Anthony Curtis. Published Weidenfeld &
Nicholson. First edition, hardback no dust jacket, 1974.
Used condition, cover marked, interior clean.
With all photographs.
£ 1.50 ADOLF HITLER, MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL by Spike Milligan.
Penguin paperback.
£ 1.50 MONTY, HIS PART IN MY VICTORY by Spike Milligan.
Penguin paperback.
£ 1.50 ROMMEL? GUNNER WHO? by Spike Milligan.
Penguin paperback.
£ 3.50 DICK EMERY IN CHARACTER
Explains his various TV and radio characters and
how he developed them. Robson Books. Hardback,
dust jacket, first edition 1973, nice condition.
£1.50 PETER SELLERS - THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK
biography by Peter Evans. First New English Library
edition 1980, paperback, used, with all photographs.
£ 5.00 THE ILLUSTRATED HANCOCK - by Roger Wilmut.
Large A4 paperback from Macdonald, near new
£ 2.50 TONY HANCOCK by Philip Oakes.
Original paperback first edition by Woburn Futura
1975. Fine condition.
£ 7.50 THE LIFE & TIMES OF BENNY HILL & FRANKIE HOWERD
by Barry Took. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Hardback, dust jacket, as new, first edition 1992.
£10-00 MY LIFE AS A PAGE THREE GIRL Autobiography by Flanagan.
First edition hardback, dust jacket. River First 1991.
As new, comes with a well used copy of 'MEN ONLY' July 1972
which includes several photographs of her.
£ 1.50 BRENDAN BEHAM - MAN & SHOWMAN by Rae Jeffs.
Corgie paperback 1968
£ 1.00 CONFESSIONS OF A IRISH REBEL by Brendan Behan.
Arrow paperback 1967. Sadly has water damage.
£ 1.50 TEEMS OF TIMES & HAPPY RETURNS by Dominic Beham.
Four Square paperback 1963. Clean copy of autobiographical
book.
£ 2.50 EVENING ALL - The autobiography of Jack Warner.
Star paperback in very fine condition with all photographs.
This version 1979
£ 1.50 NOSTALGIA ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE. 1979.
The autobiography of Simone Signoret. Panther paperback
LITTLE WATER DAMAGE AND CREASED BACK COVER
£ 7.50 THE MEMOIRS OF SARAH BERNHARDT
An autobiography from early childhood to her first
American tour. American Peebles Press 1977.
Hardback, scuffed dust jacket, used but clean condition
£ 7.50 THE UNSINKABLE - Autobiography by Hermione Baddeley.
Collins hardback, dust jacket, first edition 1984, as new.
£ 4.00 OVER MY SHOULDER - Autobiography by Jessie Matthews.
W H Allen hardback, dust jacket, 1975 reprint, as new
£ 8.00 MY LIFE & TIMES 1891 to 1900 - Compton Mackenzie
autobiography. Published Chatto & Windus 1963.
First edition hardback, dust jacket. Used but very nice
condition complete with all photographs.
£ 3.00 DAYS SEEMED LONGER - Early Days Of A Broadcaster.
Autobiography of Roy Plomley. Published Eyre Methuen.
First hardback edition 1980, with dust jacket. Ex.library copy
£ 3.50 YURI GAGARIN - FIRST MAN IN SPACE by Wilfred Burchett
& Anthony Purdy. Original first edition Panther paperback
1961. Used but nice condition complete with all photographs.
A scarce book
£ 1.00 JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY ONASSIS
by Stephen Birmingham. Fontana/Collins paperback 1979.
WATER DAMAGE complete with all photographs.
£ 7.50 THE WITNESSES
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WARREN COMMISSION
edited by the New York Times. An original American
Bantam paperback first edition 1964. Well used
condition, but OK with all photographs. A rare book.
£4.50 MEMOIRES DE JACQUES CASANOVA. Edition originale, la seule
complete. This is volume four IN FRENCH.
Undated, well used, hardback, Emile Colin.
£ 2.00 THE ENGLAND OF ELIZABETH (the First) by A L Rowse.
Macmillan paperback 1964 reprint, used but clean condition
£ 7.50 MEN AND MACHINES - A History Of D.Napier & Sons
1808-1958 by Charles Wilson & William Reader.
First edition hardback published Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1958.
Very rare book in good clean condition, but sadly poorly stored
£ 5.00 IRISH STATESMAN & REBEL
THE TWO LIVES OF EAMON DE VALERA.
A biography by Bill Severn. First English hardback edition,
published Bailey & Swinfen 1970. Nice condition
£ 4.50 CHINA-BURMA VAGABOND Autobiography of Harold Rattenbury.
Published Travel Book Club 1948. Hardback, no dust jacket.
Used, but clean condition for age
£ 2.50 THE RELUCTANT PILOT Autobiography of Pamela Sykes.
First edition hardback with dust jacket.
Published Michael Joseph 1963. Ex.library copy.
£ 2.50 THE TALE OF TWO HORSES by A.F.Tschiffely.
The account of Tschiffely's 10,000 mile ride from
Argentina to Washington. Hardback, no dust jacket,
published Hodder & Stoughton, 1946 reprint.
Ex.library copy
£25.00 IN THE STEPS OF THE MASTER by H.V.Morton.
Published Rich & Cowan. First edition Oct.1934.
In used condition, complete with all photographs
(undamaged). RARE BOOK
£ 9.50 PERFECT VICTIM - The True Story Of 'The Girl In The Box'
by Christine McGuire & Carla Norton.
Published The Leisure Circle (1989?)
Hardback with dust jacket as new
£ 1.50 THE TRIALS OF OZ by Tony Palmer
An account of the longest obscenity trial in history.
Original paperback first edition by Blond & Briggs 1971.
Unfortunately has suffered some water damage
£ 3.50 INFAMOUS MURDERS 1985 hardback by Treasure Press.
Not supplied with dust jacket.
Fine clean, near new
£ 2.50 SIBYL DAME OF SARK biography by Barbara Stoney.
Paperback published Burbridge, Guernsey 1989 reprint.
Fine condition, complete with all photographs
£ 8.50 LITTLE GLORIA, HAPPY AT LAST - The story of
Gloria Vanderbilt by Barbara Goldsmith.
Published Macmillan. First English edition 1980.
Hardback with dust jacket, jacket had three small
marks on front, apart from this, book is as new
£15.00 FOCH: MAN OF ORLEANS biography by B H Liddell Hart
(in two volumes). VERY RARE PENQUIN PAPERBACKS
PUBLISHED 1937. Volume 2 still with dust jacket- damaged.
Both books in used condition, but marvellous for 60 years
£12.50 CRICKET MY WORLD by Walter 'Wally' Hammond
Published Stanley Paul. First edition 1948, hardback,
no dust jacket. Used but in very nice, clean condition,
complete with all photos.
Flyleaf has owner's initials and date (1948)
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