Biography

A biography of the great British amateur golfer.

A biography of the British golfer, who won nine major championships from the late 1800's to the early 1900's.

An entertaining biography and work of reference on the legendary filmmaker's career.

The fascinating autobiography of Audrey Scott, whose career as a daring and skilful stunt performer ran from the silent-screen era until the late 1950's.

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PUBLISHERDuckworth, London.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to edges of boards, some fading. Printed pages are clear and largely unmarked.

Published in the year of Independence, the autobiography of the Nigerian political thinker and leader "Awo".

The autobiography of Australian born Air Vice Marshall Bennett, including his experiences of bombing raids and piloting flying boats.

For the six years of WWII, Mollie Panter-Downes covered the war in her "Letter from London"  for The New Yorker magazine. These fortnightly reports are compiled here by New Yorker editor William Shawn.

A double biography of what have been called the first notable husband-and -wife partnership of modern history: Emperor Justinian and Theodora, daughter of a Syrian bear trainer.

Subtitled "Reminiscences of Circus Life with Sanger's, Bertram Mills and other Circuses". The author was an Equestrian Director, Ringmaster and multi-talented circus performer. 

A biography of Owen Glyn Dwr, champion of Welsh culture and identity, and campaigner for independence.

Continuing of the Author's earlier autobiography "Nuda Veritas," and detailing the eight years she lived in the Sahara with native Arab peoples.

A biography of the leader of the early days of the modern Republic of China. Includes approx. 20 black and white photographs and maps in the endpapers. 398pp.

The memoirs of a member of the 1st Polish parachute Brigade Group at the Battle of Arnhem.

A biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, who was responsible for planning all of the great amphibious operations in WWII from Dunkirk to D-Day.

An account of the authors work in photographic intelligence with the Allied Central interpretation unit during WWII.