Biography

Author: Lord ColeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: T Fisher Unwin, London, 1925Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded blue cloth with minor marks and specks. Sunned and yellowed spine. Bumping and rubbing...

Author: Sir Edward ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1918Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and stained cloth. Front hinges slightly crack. Worn and yellowed spine. Bumping on corners.This autobiography...

Author: The Hon. Evan Charteris, K.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1931Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Small stamps on prelims, otherwise internally sound. This...

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