Biography & Memoir

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Merry Hall; Laughter on the Stairs; Sunlight on the Lawn [THE COMPLETE MERRY HALL TRILOGY]
£450.00

The trilogy of books recounting Beverley Nichols' restoration of the Georgian house, Merry Hall.

Bring on the Girls! The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy, with Pictures to Prove It
£100.00

Wodehouse and Bolton's irreverent account of their collaborative involvement in Broadway musicals.

John Piper on his Eightieth Birthday
£50.00

A collection of celebratory letters and reminiscences addressed to John Piper.

No Voice from the Hall. Early Memories of a Country House Snooper & Echoing Voices. More Memories of a Country House Snooper
£100.00

Architectural historian John Harris's memoirs, capturing the romatic-tragic world of England's lost houses.

Alexis. The Memoirs of the Baron de Rede
£250.00

The memoirs of the stylish society figure, the Baron de Rede.

Dance till the Stars Come Down. A Biography of John Minton
£125.00

Frances Spalding's definitive biography of the English Neo-Romantic painter John Minton.

Noel
£30.00

The life of Noel Coward, told through words and pictures.

Paul Nash. Outline. An autobiography and other writings
£140.00

A first edition of the posthumously published autobiography of Paul Nash.

A Lonely Business. A Self-Portrait of James Pope-Hennessy
A Lonely Business. A Self-Portrait of James Pope-Hennessy
£75.00

A portrait of James Pope-Hennessy told through his own letters and diaries.

The Marchesa Casati. Portraits of a Muse
£150.00

A visual biography of the Marchesa Casati and an illustrated study of the art she inspired.

Malice in Wonderland. My Adventures in the World of Cecil Beaton [SIGNED]
£25.00

Hugo Vickers' account of the journeys he made and the people he met whilst writing the authorised biography of Cecil Beaton.

Louise Bourgeois. Album
£350.00

Louise Bourgeois' creation of a "family photo album", examining the influence of her childhood on her work.

Louise Nevelson. Art is Life
£24.00

A biography of the complex American sculptor Louise Nevelson.

A typed manuscript titled 'Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend'
£25.00
An early draft for Barrymaine's 1958 book, The Story of Peter Townsend.
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