Biography & Letters

PUBLISHERWeidenfeld and Nicholson.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with black lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, corners bumped. A few marks / patches of discolouration. Some slight browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact but...

An account of the remarkable journey taken by three British women, driving 16000 miles to India and back, and trekking 300 miles in the Greater Himalayan Range. 

PUBLISHERPersonal Library, Toronto.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with pink over spine, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to ends of spine and corners. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges with a few scuff marks and a tiny tears. Spine faded....

PUBLISHERPercival Marshal & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGPale blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear, fading to edges and spine. Foxing affecting outer leaves and block edges but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with scuffing, creasing...

PUBLISHERReynal & Hitchcock, New York.
BINDINGCream / tan cloth boards with red and blue lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are rather worn, corners bumped. General fading / discolouration and some foxing and other small marks. Binding secure. There is a little browning to pages throughout, although mainly affecting endpapers and...

A biography of Owen Glyn Dwr, champion of Welsh culture and identity, and campaigner for independence.

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PUBLISHERRoyal Academy of Arts.
BINDINGWhite boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain unmarked.

The autobiography of Australian born Air Vice Marshall Bennett, including his experiences of bombing raids and piloting flying boats.

PUBLISHERThe Saturn Press, London.
BINDINGTan textured cloth boards with red lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured. Binding secure. Foxing on endpapers, and pages are affected by browning throughout, although mostly on margins. The plates are yellowed at their edges. Few other marks. 
DUST JACKETNo.
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PUBLISHERPhaidon.
BINDINGPale blue soft covers with textured jacket over.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little wear.
DUST JACKETTextured jacket resembling fabric.
EDITION2020.
DESCRIPTIONA lavishly...

Captain Sir Richard Burtons classic account of his travels in Arabia.

Subtitled "Reminiscences of Circus Life with Sanger's, Bertram Mills and other Circuses". The author was an Equestrian Director, Ringmaster and multi-talented circus performer. 

A biographical essay followed by historical papers left by Sir Herbert Richmond, considered one of the ablest men ever to serve in the Royal Navy. Dating from 1909, through WWI until 1920.

A biography of T.E. Lawrence, from his student days at Oxford and his early interests and travels before his remarkable military career.

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PUBLISHEREyre & Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGPale blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and faded at edges. Some browning to outer leaves, but printed pages...

A History of POW camps in the British Isles, with a focus on the letters that their largely German inmates were allowed to send.

PUBLISHERMacmillan.
BINDINGTeal cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to edges of boards. Block edges and outer leaves are browned, but text and images are largely clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight creasing to edges. faint scratching on...

A biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, who was responsible for planning all of the great amphibious operations in WWII from Dunkirk to D-Day.