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Original Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. Slight edge and surface wear to the covers. Light mark to the first page but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. Cohen, Anthony (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 159 pages. 7.30x5.90x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Janice with thanks, Tom Conti'. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some very faint scratches to back jacket, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 281pp. That was it. A coup de foudre. I'd heard of it, but never believed in it. I had to get out of there. That wasn't in the plan. Nothing is what it seems in Tom Conti's passionate and exciting story of love, duplicity and retribution. Haunted by his past as a Secret Operations Pilot with the Intelligence Services, and in an attempt to shake off the ever present shadow of his Controller, Hal flees England and the bed of the tempestuous Francesca for a new life in Africa. But there, as a pilot with the flying doctor service working in the wild, love and death precipitate him once again into a life of deception and danger. Adopting a new identity and returning home, he quickly discovers that the past is not easily shed, that fear and the unexpected lurk at every turn. Then a moral gun is put to his head, and he is forced to choose between his freedom and the death of another man. 'The Doctor' is actor Tom Conti's debut novel. Sexy, thrilling, often intensely moving, the detail and imaginative twists of his plot are handled with masterly skill. It is compelling. Jacket photo by Reuters (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition thus (preceded by the 2000 U.S. hardcover release) first printing of a fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. The inside story on Hollywood film stars Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead and others, and their Sapphic relationships. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED AND DOODLED BY THE AUTHOR, IN HEAVY GREEN PEN, ON TITLE PAGE the doodle looks like a shark or jellyfish. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some very faint grubby fingerprints to page fore edges, not price clipped (£17.95), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 360pp. Michael Winner (1935=2013), the legendary film director, writer and food critic, was a colourful figure who led a remarkable life. He had a reputation for being outspoken and true to form, in his autobiography he tells it like it is with sharp and insightful observations. 'Winner Takes All' begins with his unconventional childhood as a Jewish boy attending a Quaker boarding school and introduces his eccentric mother, who was a compulsive gambler. Michael Winner gained his first taste of fame, when aged fourteen, he met the stars for a show business column in twenty London local papers. At Cambridge he edited the student newspaper and became a local celebrity. The author was a natural raconteur and his anecdotes from the film industry are compelling. He recounts his early life with relish and provides fascinating accounts of his experiences directing some of the world's most famous actors and actresses, including Charles Bronson, Sophia Loren, Joan Collins, Orson Welles, Marlon Brando and Anthony Hopkins. Many of them became close friends. As the Sunday Times food critic, Michael Winner was famous for shooting from the lip. Love him or loathe him, Michael Winner was constantly in the public eye. Scarce signed. Jacket illustration and photos from the author's private collection. (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…