Biography & Letters

Best known for his Eros Fountain in Piccadilly Circus, Alfred Gilbert was one of the foremost sculptors of his generation.

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PUBLISHERDuckworth, London.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to edges of boards, some fading. Printed pages are clear and largely unmarked.

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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd.
BINDINGCream stiff card boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded at edges and spine. Binding secure. Some browning to...

PUBLISHERConstable & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and scuffing, corners bumped. Slight browning and a few foxing spots on block edges. Printed pages remain largely clear and little marked. Tissue guard to frontispiece is intact, but browned with some...

A biography of the Elizabethan seafarer and privateer, known for his three voyages of exploration to the New World in search of the North East Passage.

The writings of French Carmelite Nun Saint Therese.

PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded, with some white paint spots. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened pages. Some browning and foxing throughout, although mostly affecting outer leaves. 
DUST JACKETIn very worn...

A life of the founder of the congregation of Teaching Brothers.

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PUBLISHERLindsay Drummond, Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with light blue lettering. Produced to war economy standards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges. Binding...

The memoires of a former officer in the Soviet Army and head of the Aerodynamics Laboratory, who defected from the USSR.

An account of the authors Journey through Central Africa following the original routes of Stanley, interweaving the legend and history with the (then) modern day.

PUBLISHERHutchinson & Co, London.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with gilt title patch and illustrated end papers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping to spine and corners of boards. Some discolouration to edges. Small tears to the tops of one or two pages, otherwise binding secure and printed pages clear and little marked. Previous...

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PUBLISHERBurke Publishing Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards. Red top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little scuffing at edges of boards, spine slightly faded....

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PUBLISHERMacmillan.
BINDINGBrown clothe boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear and slight fading to edges, corners bumped. Browning / foxing to block...

A romantically exaggerated account of a thirty day angling tour of Wales; also filled with anecdotes about the author's military and sporting experiences in India, and his friends Byron and Shelley.

A detailed biographical and critical account of the English watercolourist.

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PUBLISHERJames Nisbet & Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and a small circular portrait.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally quite...

Comprising despatches from the First Expeditionary Force, led by the author Field Marshall Sir J.D.P. French.