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First published book, safari salesman by local author semi autobiographical about a sales safari round africacentral cheltenham
5 €
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Hilarious autobiographical book exploring more than just feminist issuesplease message me with any questions and check out my other advertshappy to consider a discounted price if multiple items purchasedgreat holiday readcash on collection preferred, but happy to post if requiredthank you! read more
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Proust started his novel cycle with the word ‘i’, which made readers think it was an autobiographical story, but they failed to find out its essencethe work was written between andplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe series in order of appearance: 1the last three volumes were published after proust's deathcontrary to popular belief, the author reflects on literature in his novel, he is not just writing about his own memoriesin de schaduw van de bloeiende meisjes 3de kant van swann 2de voortvluchtige 7de kant van guermantes 4de tijd hervonden read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableop zoek naar de verloren tijd in search of lost time is a novel by marcel proustthe book is more than a sequence of eventsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesodom en gomorra 5are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe cycle of novels was published in seven parts, between and
52 €
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Biesheuvel's stories are mostly autobiographicalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe writes about his experiences as a sailor on merchant ships, about his depressions and his stay in what he insolently calls the madhouse, about his wife eva, about his home and study, about his youthhe also writes fantastic storieshooft prize for his narrative proseon 15 december biesheuvel was awarded the pthis was followed by numerous collections of short stories and novellas, including “de weg naar het licht”, “de angstkunstenaar”, “de verpletterende werkelijkheid”, “reis door mijn kamer” and smaller editions such as “motje tegen gloeiend lampepeertje” and “oude geschiedenis van pa”in 3 cloth bindings with dust jacket and bookmark, in slipcasecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe jury also praised biesheuvel's ‘imagination, absurdist humour and stylistic richness’beautiful edition by publisher van oorschot of the “verzameld werk” of maarten biesheuvelbiesheuvel (schiedam ) made his debut in with the collection of short stories “in de bovenkooi”our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘biesheuvel's associative storytelling technique gives his prose a beneficial effect combined with irrationality and illogicality, giving the fantastic elements even more room’, according to the jury led by maarten asscherin his “verzameld werk” was published, consisting of all the collected worksin absolute mint condition, still in cellophaneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
40 €
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Her other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham a hugely satisfying and romantic novel, in consequences penelope lively plots the lives of three generations of twentieth-century womenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markfalling for a pennyless and bohemian artist, matt, she abandons her stuffy kensington existence in london and moves to a rustic cottage in somerset'a flawlessly constructed mini-epic that will delight' daily telegraph 'nourishing fare from a writer on sparkling form' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrena baby, molly, is born, but the coming war takes matt - and lorna's dreams - awayshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardlorna's decisions and their unforeseeable consequences come to shape the stories first of her daughter, molly, and then her granddaughter, ruthshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inconsequences tells of three generations of women in their own twentieth-century times united by their shared experiences of love, pain, fate and happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepenelope lively lives in londonin , privileged misfit lorna meets the love of her life
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Oxfam bookshop hexham "in this autobiographical tale, we follow coelho and his wife chris on a 40-day spiritual journey through the mojave desert in search of the eternal femininetranslated from the portuguese by alan rminimally rubbedthis copy is the first american edition, signed by the author on the title pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages browned, dust jacket slightly creased to edges, text block a little cockedoriginally published in brazil by editora rocca in as valkirias
29 €
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The war is a constant presence, especially in the autobiographical final story about bourdouxhe's escape from a brussels nursing home with her newborn daughter in her arms the day after the german invasionoxfam bookshop hexham madeleine bourdouxhe's stories were mostly written in the s, though some are more recenttranslated and introduced by faith evanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy is in very good condition, with foxing to the edges of the page block; there is a tiny tear (2mm) at the fold over on the dust jacket; light tanning to a few pages
11 €
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Guillaume et cie - original edition - half leather, spine with five raised bands, finely adorned with gilded title - original cover preserved condition: good, scuffed corners and sections of the binding, but clean interior and fresh without foxing autobiographical novel, inspired by pierre loti's sea voyage to japan (); book dedicated to the duchess of richelieu read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepierre loti - madame chrysanthème - paris, calmann lévy, - drawings and watercolours by rossi and myrbach - engraving by guillaume frères - edition du figaro - collection eare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
39 €
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Two of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahl"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar covercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
36 €
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His stories are often surreal with autobiographical elementsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebiesheuvel: eva’s keus, verhalenthe two copies in this lot are first editions and signed by the authorbiesheuvel comments on photos, drawings and other documentswith contributions from hanneke ’t hart, maarten ’t hart, anton korteweg and karel van het revesigned with “liefs”, in mint condition, small spot on the back cover (see photo) and a spot on the front (see photo)voluminous hardcoverdimensions: cm read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesigned, no discolouration, in very good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebiesheuvel: biesboekhe made his debut in with the collection of short stories “in de bovenkooi”, with which he immediately made a name for himselfare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibiesheuvel () is a dutch writer
42 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitejohannes august frederik (hans) lodeizen (naarden, 20 july - lausanne, 26 july ) was a dutch poet who died at the age of 26nevertheless, he acquired a place of his own and had an innovative influence on dutch poetryhe was the author of one book of poems and a quantity of posthumous workvan oorschot - de vrije bladen - volume 20 - no(wikipedia) lodeizen's signature is rarelodeizen shows a certain affinity with these post-war poets, but the personal character of his work stands outhe is more or less the forerunner of the vijftigers, a group of experimental poets including lucebert, hugo claus and gerrit kouwenaar“hans lodeizen's poems, with their atmosphere of youthfulness and colourful festivities, seem to float a little above the world in their light-hearted gracecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehans lodeizen - het innerlijk behang - amsterdam - gour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 - october st edition - paperback - 63 pp - with his signature twice on loose cut-out page, with the faded text: “sinterklaas van vader wassenaar” - condition: front and back cover discoloured and with some spots, name on the half title page; on verso half title page a previous owner wrote the poem “vader, hier zijn de kleine”are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey are light and unearthly, yet very autobiographical,” is how peter berger characterises this poetry
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The film, based on the autobiographical novel by erik hazelhoff roelfzema, follows the diverging adventures of the friends throughout the war, from the beginning of the occupation all the way through to the liberationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage director paul verhoeven's acclaimed wwii epic
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Dunbar, who wrote the plays 'the arbor' and 'rita, sue and bob too', was hailed as 'a genius straight from the slums' for her unflinching autobiographical portrayals of her upbringing on the notorious buttershaw estate in bradfordwhen she died at age of 29 in , her daughter lorraine, now 29 herself, was just ten years oldoxfam bookshop swanage clio barnard directs this avant-garde docu-drama chronicling the life and legacy of the late bradford playwright andrea dunbarthis film catches up with lorraine in the present day and finds her alienated from her mother's family and in prison undergoing rehabas she is re-introduced to her mother's plays and letters, lorraine begins to understand the personal difficulties her mother went through and reflects on their impact on her own lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film mixes fact with fiction by using actors to lip-synch words actually spoken by members of dunbar's family and residents from the buttershaw estate
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Her other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigershe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markoxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope lively'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptive"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joyshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inthe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepenelope lively lives in londonin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children
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Oxfam shop brentwood alan parker directs this prison drama based on the autobiographical novel by billy hayeswhile his family at home attempt to have him freed, he undergoes hellish experiences in jailthe film follows hayes (brad davis)'s journey as an american student in 's turkeysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile trying to leave the country hayes is caught smuggling four pounds of hashish and finds himself facing the prospect of several years in a turkish prison
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Seven pillars of wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of british soldier tplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelawrence jonathan cape, london - first uk trade edition fourth printing - 672p, 25cmx20cm - very good copy, complete with all plans, plates and maps, w/o front endpapercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"seven pillars of wisdom" by tlawrence ("lawrence of arabia"), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the arab revolt against the ottoman turks of toour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
30 €
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"an account of michelin-starred chef andrew pern at the star inn at harome in his debut award-winning autobiographical cookbook" see oxfam website for delivery information read morepern's debut cookbook hits the perfect balance between wonderful show-stopping recipes and delivering an account of his fascinating life at the michelin-starred star inn at haromewith a foreword by robert cockcroft and photography by sam bailey & antonio olmosoxfam bookshop raeburn place signed with drawings "all the best, andrew pern" fine conditioncontaining 60 outstanding recipes, from black pudding & foie gras to posh fish fingers to chocolate & orange tart, andrew's writing style and classic recipes will bring warmth, taste and texture into your kitchenthis book provides a captivating and humorous insight into the life of a chef that runs a unique british food institution
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50 €
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Originally published as the painted wall, otto kraus's autobiographical novel, tells the true story of 500 jewish children who lived in the czech family camp in auschwitz-birkenau between september and junewe grow intimate not only in body but also in mind because we knew that though we were not born of one womb, we would certainly die togetherthere was so little space on the berth that when one of us wanted to ease his hip, we all had to turn in a tangle of legs and chests and hollow bellies as if we were one many-limbed creature, a hindu god or a centipedehe spends his days trying to survive while illegally giving lessons to his young charges while shielding them as best he can from the impossible horrors of the campbut trying to teach the children is not the only illicit activity that alex is involved insee oxfam website for delivery information read more'alex ehren is a poet, a prisoner and a teacher in block 31 in auschwitz-birkenau, the children's blockoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'we lived on a bunk built for four but in times of overcrowding, it slept seven and at times even eightalex is keeping a diary
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Interesting autobiographical account of behan's time in prisonoxfam bookshop thame faded purple cloth covered boards with title in silver on spinefoxing on front edge of text block, but text itself clean and bright throughoutthere is a separate holograph sheet, in ink, number i, with the opening paragraphs of the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminor bumping on cornersfrontispiece b/w photo of the author
30 €
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Her other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all began'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope lively'this is the city in which everything is simultaneousshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe insee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownpenelope lively lives in londonhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitzthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular trilbyof a rather loose construction, its main points of interest lie for today's readers in lively descriptions of "la vie de bohême" and different parts of paris through the second half of the 19th century, pages on mechelen in belgium and whitby in the s, and its superb illustrationsthis original hardback copy has some minor damage to the spine, but the pages and cover are in excellent condition, making it a fine collectable there is some writing by previous owner on the title pageoxfam shop bishop's stortford the martian, by george du maurier, published in (uk edition) is a long, largely autobiographical, novel that describes the lives of two bosom friends, barty josselin and robert maurice, starting from their school days in paris in the s
9 €
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Oxfam shop ecclesall road an autobiography (edited by hit was published in by headley brothers see oxfam website for delivery information read more as can be seen pictured, the binding is a little worn from sun exposure and there are some small marks on the front and back covers but the book is otherwise in good used condition and inside pages are all intact) of a man from sheffield, requested by his family and friends but sadly never finished due to his deathas a record of part of his life, it stretches from his birth in to the year
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The third edition of the autobiographical recollections of the "citizen and cloth worker of london" beginning with his arrival in london in and ending in ffep has previous owner's name 'julian trollope' andcorners lightly bumpedoxfam shop buxton arthur hall, virtue and co, hardback, by the author of mary powell 228pp text has dates and comment column, minor flourishes at the ends of chaptersrear paste down has binder's label: 'westley's of londonoverall condition very goodmay be a rebindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more some shelf wear to spinespine is faded to pale brown text block really tight, and very good conditionpage edges are reddark red cloth boards with gilt title
35 €
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Jean renoir's intoxicating first colour feature shot entirely on location in india is a lyrical adaptation of rumer godden's autobiographical coming-of-age tale of an adolescent girl living with her english family on the banks of west bengal during the waning years of british colonial lifeperhaps, renoir's most symbolic and spiritual film, displaying great humanity and refreshing simplicity the river received tremendous international acclaim and remains one of his most popular filmsexquisitely shot in luminous technicolor by renior's nephew claude, the river is a visual tour de force and a glorious, meditative tribute to the sights and sounds of indian culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebfi catalogue number bfivd619oxfam bookshop wanstead both discs in good to very good condition, with a few light marks/scratches only
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury infants in the spring is the first volume in an autobiographical series by anthony powell entitled to keep the ball rollingthere is very slight yellowing to the top edge of the text blockthis book is in very good condition and has a very good dj which is protected by a plastic coverthe book itself has no bumps or scuffs and is a tight binding see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a first edition, first printing fromthere are no rips or tears and the dj is not price clipped
24 €
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While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death the revelation of his non-native origins and other autobiographical fabrications negatively affected his reputationfor anyone with an interest in the 'wild west' this a great book to ownoxfam bookshop preston reprint edition, published in , by lovat dicksonfirst published in book form init is illustrated by the author and webster murraycoffee stain on front cover but otherwise in very good conditionan unusual book in that it purports to tell the stories from the native american view pointgrey owl was the name british-born archibald belaney () chose for himself when he took on a fraudulent first nations identity for himself as an adultsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is one of a number of books by wa-sha-quon-asin (grey owl) describing events in native american history
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop byres road folio society edition of the autobiographical account of a daring mission during world war two by two young british special operations executive officers to kidnap a german general from his headquarters on crete, and escape over the island's mountains to escapewritten by one of the soe officers with afterword by the other patrick leigh fermorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoot, prologue by iain moncrieff
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6 €
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It also includes the complete text of "another life" - a long narrative autobiographical poemthe cover is curling a little, and shows slight signs of handling, but the book is otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop west hampstead this book contains most of the poems, as selected by the author, from his seven previous collections
14 €
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autobiographical album published on the occasion of the exhibition "vous have said bplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe ranch of bad luckjean vahardi against the black sun the gold of old lender jijé / goscinny all jijé to legal deposit new condition" presented at the wallonia-brussels cultural center, french community of belgium, in parisdid you say comic strip? "jijé" joseph gillainresumes: the adventures of jean valhardie the secret of neptune jerry spring collection the master of the sierra the road to coronado all jijé to legal deposit new condition resumes: jerry spring collection nobody's gold the canyon girl the big pipe the photos are part of the descriptioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available# specialcollectionservicenew condition 2nd quarterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall jijé to legal deposit new condition resumes: jerry spring collection the far north trailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
61 €
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Case history of schreber, papers on technique and other works ()this collection of twenty-four volumes is the first full paperback publication of the standard edition of the complete psychological works of sigmund freud in englishincludes:psycho-analytic notes on an autobiographical account of a case of paranoia ()papers on technique ()dreams in folklore ()on psycho-analysis ()formulations on the two principles of mental functioning ()types of onset neurosis ()contributions to a discussion on masturbation ()a note on the unconscious in psycho-analysis ()an evidential dream ()the occurrence in dreams of material from fairy tales ()the theme of the three caskets ()two lies told by children ()the disposition to obsessional neurosis ()introuduction to pfister's the psycho-analytic method ()preface to bourke's scatalogical rites of all nations ()shorter writings () see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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9 €