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One of the "Haddon Hall Library" series. A charming guide to gardening,  with practical advice mingled with history and poetry,

A highly detailed guide to gardening and cultivation in tropical regions, and the uses of plants.

A practical guide to gardening with Alpine plants, magnificently Illustrated throughout with brightly tinted plates.

A collection of the original nine volumes with an introduction and index by Roger Manvell.

The fascinating autobiography of Audrey Scott, whose career as a daring and skilful stunt performer ran from the silent-screen era until the late 1950's.

A collection of the extensive film criticism published by the celebrated author, mostly for The Spectator, with his own introduction. From The Bride of Frankenstein to The Wizard of Oz.

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.

A study of the evolution of Bhutan from the earliest records, to the founding of the theocratic state in the 17th century.

A history of the garden annexed to New Place, owned and occupied by Shakespeare as his success and prosperity grew; and how it has been restored to the date of this volume's publication.

An investigation in the the origins and meanings of the Heraldic imagery that Shakespeare often used throughout his work.

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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.

An illustrated account of how Shakespeare used the symbolism of heraldry in his poems and dramatic works.

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PUBLISHERThe John Hopkins University Press.
BINDING
Lilac cloth boards with black design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some slight scuffing to ends of...

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

A history of the Players' Theatre, from it's small beginnings in Covent garden to the late night musical entertainments which carried on through the Blitz.

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.

An overview of theatre in Georgian times, with chapters on it's most prominent stars including David Garrick and Sarah Siddons.

A shocking yet darkly humorous autobiography and apologia. Sparked by the Allies' questionnaire Issued to all suspected Germans after WWII, which was designed to root out war crimes.