EDWARD WILSON OF THE ANTARCTIC: NATURALIST AND FRIEND
Written by George Seaver; Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
Stock no. 1830946
Published by John Murray. 1948. Very good condition.

Polar icon, doctor and naturalist, who died with Scott on the return home from the 'Terra Nova' ill-starred expedition to the South Pole. Includes a Memoir of Oriana Wilson. Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cheap Edition. Grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. xxxiv and 310 pages including index. Spine cocked and lightly browned. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, contents generally clean.

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LLOYD GEORGE: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION 1902-1911
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830944
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This sequel to the author's "The Young Lloyd George", describes the career of David Lloyd George from 1902 to 1911. The book's central drama is the political and constitutional drama surrounding his 1909 Budget, but there are many sub-plots, including his dealings with the suffragettes. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0413326209. Minor scuffing to boards. Text block a little grubby, foxed to top edge. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly rubbed at edges.

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THE BARRY JOHN STORY
Written by Barry John.
Stock no. 1830940
Published by Collins. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. Barry John was the best fly half of his generation. His story from a welsh mining village to wearing the Jersey of Wales & touring with the British lions is told here. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 0002160110. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Minor fade to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn to top of spine and has a closed tear to front panel which has been repaired with clear tape to front and verso. Front panel also has a faded patch (corresponding with the faded patch to front board).

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LLOYD GEORGE: WAR LEADER 1916-1918
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830938
Published by The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this biography, John Grigg gives a detailed account of how Lloyd George steered Britain to victory in the First World War, handling the generals and politicians at home and abroad with mastery. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos to endpapers. B/w photos and maps. xv and 669 pages including index. ISBN: 071399343X. Boards clean, text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at edges.

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JOHN CLARE: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Jonathan Bate.
Stock no. 1830936
Published by Picador. Circa 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

John Clare (1793-1864) is the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. Here is his full story told by the light of his voluminous work: his birth in poverty, his work as an agricultural labourer, his burgeoning promise as a writer - cultivated under the gaze of rival patrons - then his moment of fame in the company of John Keats as the toast of literary London, and finally his decline into mental illness and his last years confined in asylums. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xix and 648 pages including index. ISBN: 0330371061. Third printing. Boards clean. Light browning to text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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GARIBALDI AND THE MAKING OF ITALY
Written by G.M. Trevelyan.
Stock no. 1830935
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1911. Almost very good condition.

This is the final volume of British historian GM Trevelyan’s epic trilogy, covering the life and career. of Guiseppe Garibaldi The first two books covered Garibaldi’s rise as a national figure in the Italian states, and how he navigated the web of European powers who sought to retain control of their territories. This final instalment shows Garibaldi at last achieving his dream of a united Italy, by way of compromise with the powerful republican Count Cavour. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates plus 4 maps. xix and 390 pages including index plus 2 page publisher advert to rear. Third impression. Spine faded and a little marked, shelf worn at head and tail. A few light marks to boards. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to margins.

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LORD CHATHAM: A WAR MINISTER IN THE MAKING
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1830934
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Biography of William Pitt, the Elder, best known as the wartime political leader of Britain during the Seven Years' War, especially for his single-minded devotion to victory over France, a victory that ultimately solidified Britain's dominance over world affairs. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 b/w plates including frontispiece. 323 pages including index. Spine slightly cocked, lightly browned and light vertical reading crease. A few dusty marks to boards. Text block heavily foxed, lighter foxing to contents. Endpapers browned, neat inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE DONS: MENTORS, ECCECNTRICS AND GENIUSES
Written by Noel Annan.
Stock no. 1330813
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Why the dons mattered and their role in shaping higher education. Black boards, silver title to spine. 357 pages (including index). B/w plates. ISBN: 0002570742. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is sunned to spine and edges of front panel.

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MARLON BRANDO: ANATOMY OF AN ACTOR
Written by Florence Colombani.
Stock no. 1830931
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Marlon Brando is an icon in the history of American cinema. From his beginnings in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) to his mythic performances in The Godfather (1972) and the Apocolypse Now (1979), Brando worked with famous film stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Al Pacino and has become a benchmark for other actors. Matt red boards with white title blocks. B/w photos and a few colour. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9780714866635. Lower board edges lightly knocked and a little rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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EBONY & IVORY: THE STU WILSON BERNIE FRASER STORY
Written by Alex Veysey.
Stock no. 1330765
Published by Blandford Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of two remarkable sportsmen. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. 271 pages. ISBN: 0713716320. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and a little rubbed at corners.

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CLIFF MORGAN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE FIELDS OF PLAY
Written by Cliff Morgan; Geoffrey Nicholson.
Stock no. 1330764
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the famous Welsh rugby player who joined the BBC as a commentator. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340657413. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

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PEPYS: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Richard Ollard.
Stock no. 1330762
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited. Circa 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Book Club Edition. Red cloth spine with gilt title, darker red boards. Endpapers are maps showing the principal battles of the second and third Dutch wars. 368 pages. B/w plates. Spine bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is foxed and grubby to top edge. Dustwrapper is worn and torn and is badly sunned to spine and edge of rear panel.

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