Biography & Letters

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 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.

PUBLISHERBreedon Books Publishing, Derby.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition, just some slight signs of wear to boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and tiny creases around edges. Some faint scratches to gloss surface. 
EDITIONFirst edition...

Charming sketches of country life in Sussex and Devonshire from before and during WWII.

PUBLISHERRene Kister, Geneva.
BINDINGSoft covers, plain card encased in dust jacket.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear at edges. binding secure. Slight yellowing to outer leaves, but text and images remain clear and largely unmarked. 
DUST JACKETScuffing at edges and spine, slight creasing. A little yellowed / discoloured. 
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Together, the first part of General de Gaulle's memoires from the first part of WWII.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated history of the Welsh Guards during WWII, written by a Major of the Regiment.

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PUBLISHERHutchinson of London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general wear and fading. Ends of spine bumped. Binding secure. Printed pages remain clear...

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PUBLISHERWard, Lock & Co. Limited.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and roundel.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally scuffed, especially at edges. corners bumped and spine...

PUBLISHERUniversity of Toronto Press.
BINDINGOrange clothe boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery Good. Slight wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little discoloured, especially around edges of spine. Some wear and creasing to edges, a few marks mainly on back...