Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2002
ISBN 10: 0007916353 ISBN 13: 9780007916351
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Michael Foreman (illustrator). 2nd Impression. Paperback Michael Morpurgo 0007916353 .Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out! Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80-year-old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea's champion striker until the outbreak of war in 1939 and on through his subsequent life. Billy joins Chelsea as a football apprentice and rises through the reserves to become a real champion. His passion for football sees him through the war years - even as a prisoner of war, he organises a friendly match against the Italians - but, having been injured by a mine, he cannot play for Chelsea on his return to England. Billy turns to vagrancy and alcohol, and for years he wanders up and down the country. He re-settles in London in a derelict house and is befriended by a family who move him to a shed in their garden. He, in turn, helps their son with his football match and he in his turn becomes a Chelsea player. Billy becomes a Chelsea Pensioner and his 80th birthday is celebrated when Chelsea play at home. This is a novel for both children and (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2012
ISBN 10: 0007916396 ISBN 13: 9780007916399
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Michael Foreman (illustrator). 2nd Impreesion. Paperback Michael Morpurgo .The heart-lifting, heartbreaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there.When the Bismarck sinks, one of the only German survivors is taken on board a British ship as a prisoner of war. Sent to live with a host family, Walter must adapt to a new way of life, in the heart of an enemy country. Gradually, though, he finds a friend in ten-year-old Grace. So when the time finally comes to go back to Germany, it's an emotional parting, with Walter leaving Grace with only a carved wooden dog to remember him by. The question is, will Walter and Grace ever meet again? In 1966, with the World Cup coming to Britain, that opportunity may just have come along. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2012
ISBN 10: 0007916337 ISBN 13: 9780007916337
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nsd Impression. Paperback 9780007916337 Michael Morpurgo . (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2012
ISBN 10: 0007916361 ISBN 13: 9780007916368
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Impreesion. Paperback Michael Morpurgo How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a grey day with drizzle in the air, the great sad cranes bowing to the ship from the docks as we steamed past. That is all I remember of England. When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows. The coming years will test him to his limits, as he endures mistreatment, neglect and forced labour in the Australian outback. But Arthur is also saved, again and again, by his love of the sea. And when he meets a nurse whose father owns a boat-building business, all the pieces of his broken life come together. Now, at the end of his life, Arthur has built a special boat for his daughter Allie, whose love of the sea is as strong and as . (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007219717 ISBN 13: 9780007219711
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Paperback Impression. So0ftcoverThe fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and it falls to Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain, (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 1991
ISBN 10: 0002550156 ISBN 13: 9780002550154
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Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. I HOPE REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTIONS illustrated witn B&W photos Raisa Gorbachev tells of herself,of her past and her present in coversation with writer Georgi Pryakhin.FEP removed.Light wear and a couple of nicks to D/J. 207pp.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2019
ISBN 10: 0008286736 ISBN 13: 9780008286736
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Impression. Hardcover. One Minute Later. With a high-flying job, a beautiful apartment and friends whose lives are as happy as her own, Vivienne Shager is living the dream. Then, on the afternoon of Vivi's twenty-seventh birthday, one catastrophic minute changes everything. Forced to move back to the small seaside town where she grew up. The secrets, lies and questions that now must be answered before its too lane. But the answers lie thirty years in the past.408 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 1991
ISBN 10: 0002159449 ISBN 13: 9780002159449
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback.First Edition.Kill the Messenger by Bernard Ingham ISBN 0002159449 illustrated with B&W Photos 408pp.A clean and tight copy. This book is an account of Britain's Thatcher years through the eyes through the eyes of her legendary Chief Press Secretary, Bernard Ingham. He held this post for almost the entirety of Mrs Thatcher's eleven and a half years in office. His tenure was marked by controversy and he won much praise and much criticism from media and politicians alike.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2012
ISBN 10: 0007500157 ISBN 13: 9780007500154
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition 3rd Impression. 0007500157 Hardcover First Edition 3rd Impression Cheryl: My Story CHERYL COLE: OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY Illustrated with Colour Photos .(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2009
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition Hardcover 2009 Dame Vera Lynn Some Sunny Day My Autobiography illustrated with Black and White Photographs 311pages . (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 2003
ISBN 10: 0007143990 ISBN 13: 9780007143993
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition Ancient Egyptians (1) Ancient Egyptians From the library of Roma Woodroffe, Egyptologist.This title is based on a series revealing what life was really like in Ancient Egypt. Channel 4/ Learning Channel's #6 million series sees Wall-to-Wall TV team up with the company that did the special effects on Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" to produce a series which was four years in the making. The combination of drama, graphics and cutting-edge research will be reflected in a beautiful book with original C.G.I. images created specially for the book. As well as forming a stand-alone guide to Ancient Egypt, the book also focuses on four very specific stories that give a full flavour of what daily life was like then. It also goes behind the scenes to show how the series was made and the revelations about Ancient Egypt that came to light through this. Full colour spreads depict the 137 sets and locations and reflect the scope of the production - including the 200 extras and over 1000 costumes that were used. some fingermarks on gold endpaper( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Harper Coillins, London England, 1995
ISBN 10: 0004125576 ISBN 13: 9780004125572
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover Collins Artists Manual the Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials & Techniques a heavy book (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).