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Old & Rare: Biography and True Story Books

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction. Sometimes true stories are harder to believe than fairy tales. Find the best true stories in this incredible list of rare and old books and discover the lives of famous athletes, Hollywood legends, great explorers and much more. If you fancy something more literary, reach back in time, grab a biography and learn more about Swinburne or the French author Balzac.

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English Journey By J. B. Priestley
English Journeyby J. B. Priestley
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$30.89
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The Diary of a Village Shopkeeper, 1754-1765 By Thomas Turner
The Diary of a Village Shopkeeper, 1754-1765by Thomas Turner
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$25.69
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White Horse Country: Berkshire Book By Nigel Hammond
White Horse Country: Berkshire Bookby Nigel Hammond
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$29.89
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I Crossed The Minch. By Louis Macneice
I Crossed The Minch.by Louis Macneice
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$32.79
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Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes By Rev. Charles Rogers
Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnesby Rev. Charles Rogers
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$45.29
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Footprints of Robert Burns By Jessie Patrick Findlay
Footprints of Robert Burnsby Jessie Patrick Findlay
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$29.89
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We Dive at Dawn By Lt.-Com Kenneth Edwards
We Dive at Dawnby Lt.-Com Kenneth Edwards
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$32.29
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Somebody Ring The Bell By Willie Toweel & Peter McInnes
Somebody Ring The Bellby Willie Toweel & Peter McInnes
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$24.09
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Like a Mantle, the Sea By Stella Shepherd
Like a Mantle, the Seaby Stella Shepherd
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$25.69
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Ne Obliviscaris Volume I By Lady Frances Balfour
Ne Obliviscaris Volume Iby Lady Frances Balfour
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$33.19
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The Life Of Charlotte Bronte By Mrs. Gaskell
The Life Of Charlotte Bronteby Mrs. Gaskell
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$25.89
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The Great Yarmouth Mystery: The Chronicle Of A Famous Crime By Paul Capon
The Great Yarmouth Mystery: The Chronicle Of A Famous Crimeby Paul Capon
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$34.69
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Grivas: Portrait of a Terrorist By Dudley Barker
Grivas: Portrait of a Terroristby Dudley Barker
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$22.19
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Split Seconds: My Racing Years By Raymond Mays
Split Seconds: My Racing Yearsby Raymond Mays
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$77.09
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George Douglas Eighth Duke Of Argyll, 1823-1900: Autobiography And Memoirs, Volume II By Dowager Duchess Of Argyle
George Douglas Eighth Duke Of Argyll, 1823-1900: Autobiography And Memoirs, Volume IIby Dowager Duchess Of Argyle
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$32.79
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Lives of S. Ninian and S. Kentigern Compiled in the Twelfth Century By Alexander Penrose Forbes
Lives of S. Ninian and S. Kentigern Compiled in the Twelfth Centuryby Alexander Penrose Forbes
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$41.69
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The Book of the Lews By W. C. Mackenzie
The Book of the Lewsby W. C. Mackenzie
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$44.09
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Black Spring By Henry Miller
Black Springby Henry Miller
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$31.79
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Geoffrey Keyes V.C. By Elizabeth Keyes
Geoffrey Keyes V.C.by Elizabeth Keyes
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$24.09
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Shadows On The Grass By Isak Dinesen
Shadows On The Grassby Isak Dinesen
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$28.09
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Memories and Portraits By Ivan Bunin
Memories and Portraitsby Ivan Bunin
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$22.79
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The Eye of the Wind By Peter Scott
The Eye of the Windby Peter Scott
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$25.69
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The Impossible Voyage By Chay Blyth
The Impossible Voyageby Chay Blyth
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$39.19
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Manning By Arthur Wollaston Hutton
Manningby Arthur Wollaston Hutton
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$24.79
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Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman By A.J.P.Taylor
Bismarck: The Man and the Statesmanby A.J.P.Taylor
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$30.69
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol I By John S. Memes
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol Iby John S. Memes
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$31.99
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No Halt At Sunset: The Diary of a Country Housewife By Elizabeth M. Harland
No Halt At Sunset: The Diary of a Country Housewifeby Elizabeth M. Harland
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$31.59
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The Goshawk By T H White
The Goshawkby T H White
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$19.29
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The Unsinkable Entrepreneur By Enda O'Coineen
The Unsinkable Entrepreneurby Enda O'Coineen
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$33.19
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The Invisible Writing, Being the Second Volume of Arrow in the Blue By Arthur Koestler
The Invisible Writing, Being the Second Volume of Arrow in the Blueby Arthur Koestler
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$27.19
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A Sloth in the Family By Gerald Durrell
A Sloth in the Familyby Gerald Durrell
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$24.79
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Great Contemporaries By Winston S. Churchill
Great Contemporariesby Winston S. Churchill
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$24.09
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Robert Bruce - Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh By D. C. MacNicol
Robert Bruce - Minister in the Kirk of Edinburghby D. C. MacNicol
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$20.99
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Eloisa: or, A Series Of Original Letters. Vol.IV By J.J.Rousseau
Eloisa: or, A Series Of Original Letters. Vol.IVby J.J.Rousseau
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$44.09
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Guardian of the Streets: James Cook MBE, My Story By James Cook
Guardian of the Streets: James Cook MBE, My Storyby James Cook
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$42.39
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Lindbergh: A Biography By Leonard Mosley
Lindbergh: A Biographyby Leonard Mosley
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$27.19
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton By Maisie Ward
Gilbert Keith Chestertonby Maisie Ward
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$34.69
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Test Pilot By Jimmy Collins
Test Pilotby Jimmy Collins
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$44.09
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Mist in Moonlight By Alfred Allen
Mist in Moonlightby Alfred Allen
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$57.39
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Tschiffely's Ride By A. F. Tschiffely
Tschiffely's Rideby A. F. Tschiffely
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$31.79
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Scott's Last Expedition: The Personal Journals Of Captain R.F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N. On His Journey To The South Pole By R.F Scott
Scott's Last Expedition: The Personal Journals Of Captain R.F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N. On His Journey To The South Poleby R.F Scott
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$38.79
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Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinal, His Life and Death By George Cavendish
Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinal, His Life and Deathby George Cavendish
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$31.59
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W. B. Yeats, 1865-1939 By Joseph Hone
W. B. Yeats, 1865-1939by Joseph Hone
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$27.39
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South Lodge; Reminiscences Of Violet Hunt, Ford Madox Ford And The English Review Circle By Douglas Goldring
South Lodge; Reminiscences Of Violet Hunt, Ford Madox Ford And The English Review Circleby Douglas Goldring
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$31.49
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Why Me? Why Now? By Anita Edgar
Why Me? Why Now?by Anita Edgar
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$30.39
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All About Cleopatra of Egypt By Leonora Hornblow
All About Cleopatra of Egyptby Leonora Hornblow
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$36.89
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Les Dessous De L'Affaire Fabien By Andre Dubois
Les Dessous De L'Affaire Fabienby Andre Dubois
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$32.49
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Queen Alexandra: A Pictorial Biography 1844-1925 By Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Et Al.
Queen Alexandra: A Pictorial Biography 1844-1925by Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Et Al.
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$33.49
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