72577 NOAH’S ARK: The Story of the Flood and After


by E. Boyd Smith The finest work of the noted children’s book illustrator of the early 20th century E. Boyd Smith recounts the


timeless tale of Noah’s Ark and the aftermath of the Great Flood with delicately coloured full page illustrations. It is an unabridged facsimile republication of the 1918 original. Noah’s heart was heavy... ‘but the mammoth and the mastodon, and the dinotherium, and Palaeotherium, and the anoptherium, and the pterodactyl, and the Archaeopteryx - and a host of other strange beasts and birds with long Latin names - refused to go in at all, in spite of Noah’s warnings, ages 9 to adult. Softback, 100pp. $15 NOW £4


72275 STORY FOR LITTLE ONES: Discover the Bible in Pictures


by Max Lucado, Randy Frazee and Josée Masse 31 Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, including the Creation, Joseph and his many coloured coat, The Ten Commandments, David and Goliath and the birth of Jesus introduce children to some of the most pivotal events and characters of the Bible. Each story is presented with easy-to-read text and a simple recapitulation. Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible New International Reader’s Version. Ages 4 and up. 143 pages 22cm x 28cm, colour paintings. £14.99 NOW £2.50


72844 MEERKAT MAZES


by Kate Overy and Samantha Noonan Mr and Mrs Meerkat, Grandad Maurice, Aunty Myrtle, Matt who loves to play sports and games, Mickey who loves to explore and Milly, the fearless. Spot-the- difference and mazes, we are taken to scenes like Mount Olympus, on holiday, become pirates for a day, get chased by Egyptian mummies and visit the Meerkat Robots of the future. Cartoon colour illus, 96pp in large softback.


£6.99 NOW £3 73051 10,000 ZOMBIES: Create More Than


10,000 Zombies and 10,000 Stories by Alexander Cox


The split-page format divides the figures at the neck and waist, so that Zombie heads, torsos and legs can be chopped and changed at will. Flip the top and you have a ghoul with his eye hanging out. Lift the middle and reveal its skeleton body and bloody stomach. Every time you turn a page a new story is revealed, since the text is completely interchangeable, and every time you flip part of a picture, a new zombie is created. You can do this 10,000 times. Spiral-bound cover. £10.99 NOW £4


72103 ULTIMATE FIRST BOOK GUIDE edited by Leonie Flynn et al


Michael Rosen, Tony Ross, Nick Sharratt and dozens more guide us through 500 board books, bath books, novelty books, pop-up books, picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Here is Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Axel Scheffler, Michael Morpurgo’s The Silver Swan illustrated by Christian Birmingham, cooking, gardening, animals, pirates and more. Arranged by 0-2 years, 2-5 years, 5-7 years and with book jackets. 320pp in paperback. £12.99 NOW £2.50


ORDER HOTLINE: 0207 474 2474 74393 MAN WHO SAVED


BRITAIN by Simon Winder Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming, had found excitement and purpose in the War, and felt stifled by a traumatised Britain whose self- image as a great power had just been shattered. He invented a magical parallel world of secret British greatness and glamour, and fabricated an icon that has endured


long past its maker’s death - Bond, James Bond. In an insightful and above all entertaining exploration of post- War Britain under the palliative influence of the legendary Agent 007, the author recreates the nadirs and humiliations of fan-dom, revealing en route his encyclopedic knowledge of Bond’s martini-shaking, babe- pulling, gadget-filled world, while at the same time illuminating what Bond’s evolution says about the Conservative movement, sex, the monarchy, food, class and attitudes towards America. 302pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £4


74387 JOANNA LUMLEY: Absolutely


by Joanna Lumley ‘Would I do it all again? Absolutely!’ These are the words that finish Joanna’s endearing autobiography, which all her admirers will absolutely adore. Apparently, she has been a hoarder all her life, collecting ‘letters and lamp stands, pencils and chairs, bales of cloth and used wrapping paper’ but, as she herself says, nothing comes close to the power of photographs in evoking memories and this book is rich with them. Here are iconic images of herself travelling around in the heat and dust of the Far East, Tibet and India, magazines in which she appeared as a model, publicity stills, reviews of her work as a young actress in Swinging 60s London, on the stage and screen - a lifetime’s treasure trove of souvenirs. She has also herself become a National Treasure loved and admired by all. She is beautiful and intelligent, dedicated to her work, and energetic in pursuit of the causes about which she feels passionate. Her life has seemed an effortless progression: modelling for some of the great photographers and fashion houses, cast as an early Bond girl, playing successful roles on TV - Purdey in The New Avengers and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous which defined their different eras - doing major stage and film work, presenting a TV series, and having a long and happy marriage to internationally-renowned musician Stephen Barlow. But her life has not been effortless at all. She often struggled in near penury, was a single mother in less forgiving times, and spent years trying to make a name in the capricious world of entertainment. Now her latest stage roles have gained her some wonderful reviews and a whole new band of admirers. 271 paperback pages 26.5cm x 18.5cm, photos in colour and b/w. £16.99 NOW £6


73217 CLASSIC BRITISH MOVIES: Bookazine


and Six Replica Postcards by Compendium Publishing


ENTERTAINMENT


There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.


- Alfred Hitchcock


74346 REDGRAVES: A Family Epic by Donald Spoto


Encompassing five generations of the family, the book describes the scarcely believable lives of acting royalty. From the ancestry of the brilliant, troubled Sir Michael Redgrave (1908-85), who became as famous a stage actor and movie star as Sir Laurence Olivier, to the fiery and controversial careers of his children - Vanessa, the only British actress ever to win Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Cannes, Golden Globe and Screen Actor’s Guild awards; Lynn (Georgy Girl, Gods and Monsters), and Corin (Not About Nightingales, A Man for All Seasons), plus the successes and tragedies of the most recent generation, Joely and Natasha Richardson. In October 2010, Vanessa once again came to Broadway, in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ - the name of her grandmother and granddaughter seems to follow her everywhere. By 2012 the Redgraves had marked seven generations of life in and of the theatre and unlike so many in their profession, past and present, the family over time became indifferent to the cultivation of a public image. With quotes, notes and bibliography, 361 glamorous pages. First edition 2012. £25 NOW £7


74332 101 BEST TV CRIME SERIES: Bad Guys, Spies and


Private Eyes by Mark Timlin Classics from Z-Cars, Hill Street Blues, The Professionals, The Bill, Juliet Bravo, A Man Called Ironside, A Touch of Frost, Taggart, Hazell, to Johnny Staccato from the late 1950s, the Birmingham based Gangsters from the mid 1970s to the more recent 55 Degrees North and lots more. Packed with info,


website links and curious facts, here is nostalgia aplenty, sharp opinions and probably much to agree and dispute with your friends, to irritate your enemies and to help you compile your personal top ten. Indexed. 160pp in paperback.


£9.99 NOW £3.50


Beginning with The Lady Vanishes, The Third Man and Henry V, Brief Encounter, Lawrence of Arabia, Gandhi and ending with Slumdog Millionaire and In the Loop, this 64 page very large colourful softback gives a description of the main characters and actors from dozens of classic films, where it was filmed, running time, release date, screenplay writer and a brief précis. Also slotted inside the attractive card wallet are six oversized postcards ready for framing or giving of Trainspotting, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Clockwork Orange, Daniel Craig as James Bond, Christopher Lee as Dracula and Julie Christie and Terence Stamp in Far From the Madding Crowd. Apologies for WH Smith Sticker - our price is better anyway. £9.99 NOW £2.50


73236 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: 25th


Anniversary Edition by Michael Heatley The Phantom of the Opera is a global phenomenon. In a uniquely detailed volume, the first story, the novel and the Phantom’s early incarnations are described. Readers are taken behind the scenes of the musical and the making of the film. The composer himself reveals the disappointments, the difficulties, the heartaches and the heady days of success. As Andrew Lloyd Webber, in his Foreword says: ‘Love, passion and live theatre are what Phantom is all about’. 160 pages 27cm x 19.5cm packed with beautiful photos in colour and b/w, libretto and Phantom Facts. £14.99 NOW £6


73402 STEVE McQUEEN: A Biography by Marc Eliot


McQueen was that rare Hollywood combination, both a classic actor and an icon in the tradition of James Dean. He earned his status as ‘The King of Cool’ through his roles in films like The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Great Escape in which his thrilling motor-bike getaway stole the film. But he also turned down as many roles in what turned out to be classic films, including Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Sundance Kid and The French Connection. 354 pages, archive photos and filmography. £20 NOW £4.50


73607 CHARLIE CHAPLIN by Kathryn Dixon Perhaps what is most remarkable about the success of Charlie Chaplin (1887-1977) is that he is the only movie star from over a century ago who remains recognisable by virtually anyone of any age. Aged 22, he left England for Hollywood and the brand new medium of moving pictures, commencing work at Keystone Studios in 1913. He adapted quickly and by 1916 was commanding the largest salary ever offered to a motion picture star, a staggering $670,000 p.a. He went on to enjoy a long and prosperous acting and directing career and married four times. His 1953 marriage to his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, was controversial. He was 53, she 18, and it was around this time that Chaplin began to fall foul of the US establishment for his purported support of communism. Chaplin left for London in 1952. They lived at Corsier-sur-Vevey on Lake Geneva with their eight children born over a period of 18 years during their 34- year marriage. Film stills, publicity shots, personal and family photos. 96pp, 6¼” square. ONLY £3


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73650 GROUCHO AND ME: The Autobiography


by Groucho Marx The “me” of the title is that comparatively unknown Marx called Julius Henry Marx - Groucho and Julius are one, but not the same. Julius is a writer from way back. When the New Yorker was just six months old in 1925 it commissioned four articles from one Julius H. Marx; when they asked the author for three more in 1929 they were


signed Groucho Marx - Groucho had finally come out from behind his real name. In this autobiography, first published in 1959 and here in 2008 paperback reprint, he hits the ground running in inimitable style “...if you write about yourself, the slightest deviation makes you realise instantly that you are just a dirty liar.” What is so amazing about this book is that he tells it at the machine- gun rate of quips, bon mots and wisecracks that characterised his films and stage shows, and the reader is left quite breathless by the speed and rib-cracking hilarity of his delivery. Here is his rags to riches story, from being the middle of five sons born to a Yorkville, New York tailor to a career that took in writing, vaudeville, game shows and conquering Hollywood on the way. The triumphs, disasters, unconsummated loves and yearning for youth - they are all here in this riot of a book. 256pp.


£12.99 NOW £6


73912 SYBIL THORNDIKE: A Star of Life by Jonathan Croall


Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976) was one of the most remarkable women of the last century. Loved and admired as a leading actress, she was also an ardent feminist, socialist and pacifist. When young she toured Canada and the USA, playing over 100 Shakespearean parts, and during WWI she led the pioneering Old Vic Company whilst bringing up four children. In the inter- war years she electrified the West End with The Trojan Women, Medea and, most famously, Saint Joan, which Shaw wrote especially or her. During WWII she and her husband Lewis Casson toured the country with morale- boosting productions, and afterwards toured the remains of devastated Europe with Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson. Later she and Casson toured the world with their celebrated poetry recitals, visiting Australia five times. Reveals the intense, often violent nature of her relationship with her husband. 53 b/w photos. 584pp. £25 NOW £6


73917 LONDON STAGE IN THE


20TH CENTURY by Robert Tanitch Between 1900-2000 no other city on earth came close to London in terms of the volume and quality of its theatrical productions. This vast encyclopedic volume is arranged into the ten decades of the last century, and chronologically within each chapter. Here is everything there is to know about the plays, players and theatres, from She Stoops to Conquer opening at the Waldorf on 9 January 1900 (“George Giddens was very funny as Tony Lumpkin”) to Othello at the Barbican on 16 December 1999 (“McCabe’s Iago was a corpulent, sneering, dirty-minded, sexually impotent creep”). Entries are enlivened by quotes from the most acerbic critics of their age, observing the triumphs and disasters at first hand. B/w illus, 330pp, 10"×13" with indexes of theatres, names and titles. £30 NOW £12


72376 ROBERT REDFORD: The Biography by Michael Feeney Callan


Quite apart from his iconic roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men and The Natural and his two Oscars and nominations for acting, directing and producing, Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival transformed the world of filmmaking and his political activism, friendships and romances have made headlines around the world. Here is the scattered family background and restless, poor but loving childhood, his rocky start in acting, the tragic death of his two month old son Scott in 1959, his big, star-making break and relationship with Sydney Pollack, Sundance, his eco- activism and championing of Native American rights, love life and much more. Photos, 468pp. £20 NOW £5.50


73746 WEDDINGS AND MOVIE STARS by Graham Marsh


and Tony Nourmand From the most spectacular such as the royal marriage of Hollywood’s 1950s princess Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco to the insouciance of Natalie Wood and Robert


Wagner’s second marriage when they both wore denim, Hollywood overflowed with great designers like Edith Head, Adrian, Banton, Irene Sharaff, Jean Louis and many others who all made exquisite clothes for a galaxy of gorgeous actresses. Here too are Balmain, Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood and Yves St Laurent. Nat King Cole and Maria Ellington share a kiss while dancing at their wedding reception in Harlem, 1948, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Collins, the Wedding scene from The Godfather, the beautiful Hedy Lamarr marrying her third husband, British actor John Loder in 1943. Katherine Hepburn in The


Philadelphia Story 1940, Lauran Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner and Mickey Rooney, Rita Heyworth, Joan Fontaine, Lana Turner. A mixture of real life and celluloid weddings, all chosen for their glamour and for the celebrities they depict. 288 huge pages measuring over 35 x 30cm, glossy paper, half colour, half mono.


£49.95 NOW £14 The Time Lord Returns! 74338 DOCTOR WHO: The


Episode Guide by Mark Campbell


Nowadays a huge suspension of disbelief is required, but this intelligent ‘costume drama’, championed by producer Verity Lambert began with humble beginnings on 23rd November 1963. Now officially the most popular drama on television, Doctor Who was cancelled in 1989 and resurrected in 2005. The


book is a newly updated edition of this bestselling independent guide and puts all 11 Doctors right up to Matt Smith under the microscope. There are sections on TV, radio, cinema, stage and internet spin-offs, novels and audio adventures, missing episodes and an extensive website listing with facts, figures and opinions on every Doctor Who story televised. Gives a précis, observations and verdict for each together with a full cast list and finally marks out of ten. Ten out of ten is given for the four-parter, season 12, no.76 The Ark in Space broadcast January to February 1975. Full credits for writers, music etc. 223pp. £12.99 NOW £5


74306 DOCTOR WHO: SHADA: The Lost Adventure by Douglas


Adams by Gareth Roberts Our lovely customers may be well aware of Bibliophile’s friendship with the late and wonderfully great Douglas Adams. What many may not know is that before he penned that seminal series, Douglas worked at the BBC as script


editor on Doctor Who, during the reign of the fourth doctor, aka Tom Baker. He also wrote three full scripts for the show, as well as an unfinished one, Shada. Although unfinished (Adams was still not entirely happy with it), most of the location filming for the show was already “in the can” when a strike by BBC technicians prevented further filming and other commitments meant that eventually the whole thing was cancelled. Gareth Roberts, scriptwriter for today’s Doctor Who, resolved to complete Shada, as well as rewriting a few scenes to improve and update. And here it is! Aged five, Skagra decided that God did not exist. The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired from Gallifrey to Cambridge University, taking with him a few keepsakes. Most are harmless, but one, a book entitled The Worshipful and Ancient law of Gallifrey, is most certainly not, and must never fall into the wrong hands. Hands do not get any wronger than Skagra’s. He needs that book to discover the truth of the prison- planet Shada and its inmates, but to do that he will need the Doctor’s mind... Originally scheduled as the end of series finale, here are the Tom Baker Doctor, Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 as we all loved them, brought vividly back to life. Published 2012 by BBC Books, 415pp. £16.99 NOW £6


74073 MY OLD MAN: A Personal History of Music Hall by John Major


Former prime minister John Major is a perfect guide to the colourful history of music hall, not only drawing on the experiences of his father Tom who was a music-hall performer, but also putting the music hall phenomenon into its social and political context. A ticket for a show at Wilton’s or the Empire provided a way for the aspiring working classes to give themselves a night out in the style of their social superiors who patronised the classical theatre or opera. Music hall “encompassed everything from the sublime to the surreal” and among the most popular performers were illusionists such as Maskelyne, Devant, and the Great Lafayette, who died in a theatre fire in Edinburgh, although tragedy was turned to farce in the mortuary when it was realised that his body double had also perished. Female performers included the queen of music hall Marie Lloyd and Vesta Tilley, the cross-dresser whose husband was later knighted and made her a Lady. 363pp, photos, index of songs. £20 NOW £7


72066 SIR JOHN GIELGUD: A Life in Letters by John Gielgud and edited by Richard Mangan Profiles one of the 20th century’s finest actors of stage and screen. The author has chosen nearly 800 gems, beginning with those Gielgud wrote to his mother when he was an aspiring but still unknown actor. Here are Marlon Brando, Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh, who once saved him from drowning, and Sir Laurence Olivier. Here too, for the first time, are his love letters. 564 paperback pages, b/w archive photos. $15.95 NOW £3


72325 THE THEATRE: A Concise History by Phyllis Hartnoll


Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design and the evolution of theatre and theatrical genres, the book is all-embracing, richly illustrated and worldwide in its scope. Chronological chapters bring us up to date - medieval, Italian Renaissance, Elizabethan, France and Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries, English Restoration, 18th century Germany, pre-Revolutionary France, early 19th century, latter 19th century, Ibsen, Chekhov and the Theatre of Ideas, modern theatre and contemporary theatre. Paperback. 300 illus, over 40 in colour. 304pp.


£9.95 NOW £3.50


72390 GINGER ROGERS: Four DVD Set by Reader’s Digest


5th Avenue Girl, sees Ginger playing Mary Grey, tearful and unemployed wandering in Central Park where she meets and befriends millionaire Alfred Borden. She won her only Oscar as Kitty Foyle, the girl from the wrong side of the tracks who falls in love for a dashing young


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