Biography & Letters

A biography or Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, written some time after his death and presented as a memorial of his achievements and character.

A double biography of what have been called the first notable husband-and -wife partnership of modern history: Emperor Justinian and Theodora, daughter of a Syrian bear trainer.

The third report by the research committee of The Society of Antiquaries of London on the ongoing excavations at Wroxeter.

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PUBLISHERCassell and Company Ltd.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some...

A biography of the renowned Naturalist-Illustrator, published on the bicentenary of his birth.

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PUBLISHERCambridge University Press.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, slight wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages...

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PUBLISHERLongmans, Green and Co. 
BINDINGRed cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn , with scuffing and bumped corners. Spine faded. Foxing to block edges and...

The travels of the first trained veterinary surgeon, who went to India at the invitation of the British East India Company to improve the stock of horses.

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PUBLISHERThe Tate Gallery, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little scuffing to edges of boards. A few marks on title page, but otherwise text...

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PUBLISHERThe Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, by Yale University Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a few signs of shelf wear to...

The memoires of a former assistant of the notable printing partnership of Lewis and Morison at the Cambridge University Press.

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PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Co. London.
BINDINGPurple cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at edges and corners. Binding tight. Printed pages and images remain clear...

The account of the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6.

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PUBLISHERHulton Press.
BINDINGBeige cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear, top corners bumped. Binding secure. Browning to endpapers but printed pages remain largely...

An illustrated memoir of the authors experiences fighting with the US Army during WWII. 

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co, Limited.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed. Fading to spine and edges. Opened page edges are browned and...

A history of female impersonation, from ancient Greece to the twentieth century.

A life of Dickens' ebullient Actor Manager, who took Nicholas Nickleby under his wing. An introduction placing his character in the real life Victorian theatre, followed by a long extract from the novel.