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By: Apter, Jeff
Price: $18.80
Publisher: North Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, William Heinemann/Random House: 2010
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Seller ID: 009702
340pp., plus 16 page, colour and b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, one page softly corner creased. Illustrated card wrapper near 'as new'. "Based on interviews, critical analysis, extensive research and the author's 30-plus years of following the Finns, 'Together Alone' is the first biography written about the Finn brothers. This is the story of breakthroughs, breakdowns, sibling rivalry and respect - and some of the... View more info
By: Benson, Ross
Price: $14.05
Publisher: London, Gollancz: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004635
289pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout [mostly happy-snaps]. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Written to mark his fiftieth birthday, 'Paul McCartney: Behind The Myth' is a detailed and authoritative biography of one of the most talented and best-loved figures in popular culture...Contents include: Prologue, Biblio.,... View more info
By: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa, and Farkas, Andrew
Price: $28.20
Publisher: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., Amadeus Press: 2000
Edition: Third Impression
Seller ID: 012857
456pp., b/white, subject portrait frontispiece, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. A faux subject signature in like silver on front board, else unmarked. Textblock pristine. B/white portrait illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and has a minor, non-intrusive dampstain on verso (inner) surface. Such was the acclaim of Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling (1911-1960) ... View more info
By: Brocklehurst, Peter with Bennett, Debbie
Price: $10.93
Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia, Allen & Unwin: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 011149
231pp., plus 1 x 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a short, soft crease to front panel. From the back panel: "Peter Brocklehurst is a star. This is his story . . . A stranger walked into the store, heard him singing, asked to hear his story, and there and then resolved to help Peter achieve the dream he'd all but given up on. Today, the cobbler has shut up shop. Instead of ... View more info
By: Bronhill, June
Price: $33.70
Publisher: North Ryde, N.S.W., Methuen Haynes: 1987
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 004597
[vii] + 216pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections throughout [mostly happy snaps, others stage stills]. Book clean. Spine slightly askew. Small splash-stain on foot of front board. Concise inscription, signed by June Bronhill on title-page, an erratum strip on the contents page, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. In her own words ['I said no to having a ghost writer'], devoid of chronology ['... View more info
By: Browne, David
Price: $9.11
Publisher: London, Fourth Estate: 2001
Edition: Second Impression
Seller ID: 011885
361pp., plus 1 x 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, fine reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper softly creased. From the rear cover; "Father and son Tim and Jeff Buckley were both brilliant musicians with exquisite voices. Both died young as a result of reckless accidents . . . " Book weight approx. 285g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
By: Cash, Rosanne
Price: $16.92
Publisher: New York, Viking/Penguin: 2010
Edition: First Edition, Second Impression
Seller ID: 010161
245pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Silver initials 'RC' to front panel of blue boards, which have a very small area of discolouration. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased at head of spine, tiny pale blue spot to reverse. " . . . the story of an artist finding her voice - both figuratively and literally - in the context of her family legacy, of the commercial imperatives of the music business... View more info
By: Cashman, Lola
Price: $24.82
Publisher: London, John Blake Publishing: 2003
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Seller ID: 007709
(xi) + 260pp., unpaginated, b/white, candidly-illustrated halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Tale-telling from U2 insider, stylist Lola Cashman, hired by Bono to completely overhaul the band's image. This book reveals her musings on the inner sanctum of the U2 entourage . . . Contents include: Pre... View more info
Price: $27.32
Publisher: London, Bobcat Books: 1986
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003180
48pp., candidly illustrated throughout: intext colour plates and b/w halftones throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally edgeworn and bumped on upper foredge corner. A critical biography tracing Elton John's career from his days a a pub pianist in North London to his eventual emergence as one of the world's best loved rock superstars . . . Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, at Pinner in ... View more info
By: Clarke, Ross
Price: $20.68
Publisher: Oxted, Surrey, England, Kingsfleet Publications: 1991
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 006875
110pp., illustrated throughout in colour and b/white (mostly of the subject on stage). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A tribute biography to 'Queen' frontman Freddie Mercury (born Frederick Bulsara, on September 5th, 1946, in Zanzibar). Flamboyant outrageous, hedonistic, innovative, lavishly generous; all and more of these adjectives describe the uniquely talented performer who, after much press speculat... View more info
By: Clayton, Marie
Price: $26.32
Publisher: Bath, England, Parragon: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 010028
383pp., b/white and colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket trivially creased at head, surface scratches to gilt title, tanned strip to flap folds. " . . . charts the life and achievements of the boy from Tupelo, Mississippi, from his first taste of fame in the early 1950s to his untimely death in 1977. Over 400 fabulous photogr... View more info
By: Cobain, Kurt
Price: $20.68
Publisher: London, Viking (Penguin Books): 2002
Edition: Fourth Impression
Seller ID: 013318
280pp., photographic reproductions of the pages of Kurt Cobain's journals, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel. Gloss boards minimally bumped only. Textblock has a minor fleck on foredge, else unmarked. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and bumped. Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) filled dozens of notebooks with lyrics, drawings, and writings about his plans for his group 'Nirvana', plus his thoughts about music... View more info
By: Dance, Stanley
Price: $15.04
Publisher: U.S.A., Scribner: 1977
Seller ID: 009662
ix, + 324pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, Spine firm. Leaves clean, small, soft corner crease to small section at rear of book. Illustrated card wrapper has corresponding soft corner crease to rear, and front panel, minor edgewear and surface scuffs. " . . . Stanley Dance had compiled a portrait of the famous pianist - the players around him, the South Side Chicago scene, the rise of the big bands and their collapse - in the compelling and frank for... View more info
By: Delbridge, Noel
Price: $17.58
Publisher: Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Coulomb: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed and Inscribed By Subject
Seller ID: 005976
xi, + 305pp., b/white archival illustrations, plus 24 page, b/white halftone and colour, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short named inscription and signature by Mike Brady on half-title page, small area of surface abrasion to same, else leaves clean. Subject-illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear, soft corner crease to front panel. Published in the 25th anniversary year of Australian football's favourite anthem 'Up There Caza... View more info
By: Dreyfus, George
Price: $15.48
Publisher: Sydney, Hale and Ironmonger: 1984
Edition: 1st Thus
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 004403
160pp., portrait frontispiece, plus intext archival and contemporary b/white halftone plates, musical scores and sketch illustrations, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Concise inscription, signed by author on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated [Rennie Ellis] card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A frank and revealing autobiography by the composer of the 'Theme From Rush', and numerous other film and documentary scores. Dreyfus,... View more info
By: Eliot, Marc with Appel, Mike
Price: $12.75
Publisher: London, Plexus Publishing: 1992
Edition: 1st U.K.
Seller ID: 003642
382pp., unpaginated [16 page], [mostly] candidly-illustrated b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped on foredge corners. An unauthorised biography of Bruce Springsteen, written with the co-operation of his former producer/manager. We learn of his troubled childhood, his treatment of the roadies, band members, girlfriends and tangled business affairs. We also learn of ... View more info
By: Foss, Hubert
Price: $23.50
Publisher: London, George G. Harrap: 1950
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 011832
219pp., b/white, subject-portrait frontispiece. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Blue cloth boards lightly bumped. Textblock top edge tinted, a small, original seller's sticker affixed to front pastedown, endpapers, foredge and foot of textblock flecked, else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, tissue repaired tears, edgeworn . . . The biography of iconic British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams... View more info
By: Haining, Peter
Price: $17.58
Publisher: London, Guild Publishing (BCA): 1987
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 006240
256pp., two unpaginated colour plate sections. B/white, subject portrait frontispiece, and numerous intext candid illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally bumped only. Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Elvis' death, this pictorial, using a copious number of photographs (some previously unpublished) gives the reader a unique glimpse of... View more info
Price: $51.70
Publisher: London, The Bodley Head: 1965
Edition: First U.K.
Seller ID: 007498
323pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards nominally bumped only. Flecked text-block edges, and a former owner's name on ffep., else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. A comprehensive and extraordinary personal account of his fifteen months in South Vietnam, by New York Times foreign correspondent David Halberstam (1934-2007). An amazingly frank account of the many facets... View more info
By: Harry, Bill
Price: $22.56
Publisher: London, Aurum Press: 1984
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 008287
223pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Montage-illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. Back Cover: "The complete John Lennon sourcebook: Records, Films, Publications, Performances, People, Places, Personal facts . . . " Book weight approx. 400g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
