Resultados de búsqueda: Biographies & Memoirs : Ethnic & National from Alpha 2 Omega Books

Headline Book Publishing. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Headline Book publishing,2004.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated.Nice and clean pages with a couple ink marks on the outer edges,some creases on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.412pp including Family Tree,glossary.Price un-clipped.First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: When seventy-year-old Maura Murphy discovered she had cancer, she left her husband of fifty years and started writing her memoirs. Born 'chronically ugly and as cross as a briar' into a poor rural homestead in 1920s Ireland, Maura lived much of her adult life in England, where she raised nine children and fought to keep… Leer más

Headline Book Publishing. First edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Mint condition.Headline book publishing,2004.First edition.Black hardback with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with a b/w photo,family trees.The book is new with a small nick on the outer edge of the pages,small nick on the edge of the pages.416pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: When seventy-year-old Maura Murphy discovered she had cancer, she left her husband of fifty years and started writing her memoirs. Born 'chronically ugly and as cross as a briar' into a poor rural homestead in 1920s Ireland, Maura lived much of her adult life in England, where she raised nine children and fought to keep together a family ravaged by poverty and alcohol. The voice of a silent generation of an immigrant-Irish underclass, Maura Murphy's tough and remarkable life is a compellingly written account of struggle and survival like no other. With… Leer más

Longman's, Green and Co.. New impression. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover. VGC.Longmans, Green and co,1947.New impression.Tan hardback(black lettering to the spine,small dents,scratch and small mark on the cover) in VGC, no Dj.Illustrated with colour,b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with small foxing marks,ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,some creases and small foxing marks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.734pp including List of maps,index.Heavy book.

Little,Brown & Co/Ted Smart. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Little,Brown & Co/Ted Smart,2000.First UK edition.Pictorial hardback with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages as new with a ink mark and nick on the outer edges,some creases and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.307pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her and her mother into a ghetto, issuing them papers branded with a 'J'. Soon Edith was taken away to a labour camp and when she returned home after months away she found her mother had been deported. Her boyfriend, Pepi, proved too terrified to help her, but a Christian friend was not. Using the woman's identity papers, she fled to Munich. There she met Werner Vetter, a Nazi party member who fell in love with… Leer más

Meiklejohn And Holden. Tenth edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover. VGC.Meiklejohn and Son,1920.Tenth edition.Pictorial hardback(black lettering on the front cover and spine,some marks,dents and nicks on the cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj.Illustrated with b/w maps,drawings.Nice and clean pages but aged and tainted on the outer edges,some creases,nicks and ink marks on the edges of the pages,two small marks inside the front and back cover.The book is in VGC for its age with some shelf wear.501pp including List of maps,index and vocabulary of historical terms,general index.Heavy book.

Pavilion. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Pavilion,2000.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Blue hardback(black lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with full colour photographs.The book is new with a pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper,crease on the edge of the pages.160pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Secrets from a Chinese Kitchen presents exquisite Chinese recipes in a collection outstanding for its variety and balance, its use of fresh ingredients, and its flavor-enhancing techniques. Regional dishes, such as Crispy Five Spice Chicken Legs and aromatic Dry Tossed Chili Prawns, are clearly described and linked to evocative travel notes. All of the recipes are presented by the techniques used to make them, such as steaming and stir-frying, and the special secrets that accompany each… Leer más