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Taylor, Charles Carlisle [Admiral Mahan]

(Book #ID 113734)

Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1920. 1920.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered back in green. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (xiv), 359 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Front free end paper absent. In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Boswell, James (1740-1795) Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Introduction by Sir Sydney Roberts | Index by Alan Dent.

(Book #ID 108427)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London 1910 and 1913. 1910 | 1913.

These are the first ever volumes in the Everyman Library series being numbers 1 and 2 first issued in 1906. Uniform hard back binding in publisher's original grey Bancroft cloth covered boards, flat back blocked and lettered in gilt, coloured tops (faded), olive illustrated art nouveau end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xx], 638; [vi], 625 pp. Ink name to each front free end paper dated 1914, light spotting to the page edges, spines not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Spark, Muriel [John Masefield]

(Book #ID 108448)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London First Edition Thus 1962. 1962.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original herb green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 186 pp with monochrome photographic frontispiece. Ex library copy, label and ticket holder traces to front free end papers, spine ends scuffed. Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bell, A. Craig [Alexandre Dumas]

(Book #ID 108455)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1950. 1950.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 420 pp with 10 half-tone monochrome illustrations. Lower spine end turned-in with shallow rubs. Very Good condition book in Poor condition dust wrapper with rubs down the fore edges and to corners, tears to the upper gutters, not price clipped 30/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ollard, Richard [Samuel Pepys]

(Book #ID 108600)

Published by Allison & Busby Limited, 114 New Cavendish Street, London First Edition Thus 1999. 1999.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers with French flaps [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains 400 pp with monochrome archive maps. Slight vertical crease to the rear panel and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0749003928

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Miller, John [Foreword by Diane Ackerman] Contributions by Sophia Loren, Camille Paglia, Italo Calvino, Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, Milan Kundera and many more.

(Book #ID 108606)

Published by Chronicle Books, 85 Second Street, San Francisco, California, USA First Edition 1997. 1997.

First US edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers with French flaps [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains 307 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0811813401

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Coulton, G. G.

(Book #ID 110476)

Published by Readers Union, Cambridge University Press Reprinted Edition 1945. 1945.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 378 pp with monochrome photographic frontispiece. Age darkening to spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fraser, G. S.

(Book #ID 108839)

Published by Carcanet New Press, Manchester First Edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 196 pp. Spine ends scuffed, splash marks to closed upper edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0856354600

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Brown, Malcolm and Julia Cave [Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 - 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War].

(Book #ID 112252)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 91 Clapham High Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7½''. Contains (xxii), 233 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Malcolm Brown.' Double sided triptych T. E. Lawrence Society pamphlet loosely inserted. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Seton, Celeste Andrews [End Paper Map by N. M. Bodecker]

(Book #ID 108984)

Published by Michael Joseph Ltd., 26 Bloomsbury Street, London First Edition 1954. 1954.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lime green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, hand-drawn map to end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 239 pp with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Spine ends softened, shallow rubs to edges and corners, ink name dated 1959 facing title page and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dugdale, Blanche E. C. [Arthur James Balfour 1848-1905]

(Book #ID 111079)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1939. 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Special Edition Limited to 2000 copies. Contains 336 pp with portrait frontispiece. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hone, Joseph [Henry Tonks, FRCS (9 April 1862 - 8 January 1937) was a British surgeon and later draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a caricaturist. He became an influential art teacher]

(Book #ID 111280)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1939. 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 390 pp with monochrome portrait frontispiece, archive photographs, sketches and letters throughout. Lower spine end softened, age darkened free end papers, foxing to closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 3 mm piece of paper missing from top of spine, nicks and chips to lower edges and corners, age darkened spine, not price clipped, 8/6 to spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Guest, Revel and Angela V. John [Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest (19 May 1812 - 15 January 1895) was an English aristocrat who is best known as the first publisher in modern print format of the Mabinogion, the earliest prose literature of Britain]

(Book #ID 113227)

Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd., The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2007. 2007.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 288 pp with monochrome illustrations and figures. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Amory, Mark [Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (18 September 1883 - 19 April 1950), was a British composer, novelist, painter, and aesthete. He was also known as Lord Berners].

(Book #ID 114074)

Published by Chatto & Windus, Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London First Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, charcoal end sheets. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full printer's code to the copyright leaf 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Contains (xiv), 274 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Tanning to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hall, John [Emily Hobhouse (9 April 1860 - 8 June 1926) was a British welfare campaigner, anti-war activist, and pacifist]

(Book #ID 111513)

Published by Dyllansow Truran, Trwolsta, Trewirgie, Redruth, Cornwall Probably First Edition 2008. 2008.

Publisher's original sepia photographic card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Now virtually forgotten, Emily Hobhouse was in her time one of the most controversial figures in the world, hailed as a second Joan of Arc or Florence Nightingale yet denounced as a traitor to her country. Joseph Chamberlain wondered if she poses a threat to the entire British Empire; to Lord Kitchener who ordered her forcible deportation from South Africa, she was always "that bloody woman"; to her friend Gandhi she was "one of the noblest of women". Contains 329 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book with front free end paper and title pages missing, small label removed from inside the front cover, else in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781850222170

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[Richard Phillips]

(Book #ID 111300)

Published and Printed for Richard Phillips, No 71 St. Paul's Church Yard, London (and others) First Edition 1801. 1801.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter white paper, slate blue paper covered boards, original paper label to the spine, edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. This volume includes the earliest serious attempt to write a biography of the President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson. Contains four section fold-out frontispiece, (viii), 600 pp, binders request ticket referring to the portrait frontispiece remains bound-in to the rear. The boards are almost detached, rubbing to the spine ends and corners, externally in Poor condition, however it is completely original as printed in 1801 and has not been messed about with, unique. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Birabongse, Princess Ceril

(Book #ID 111696)

Published by Veloce Publishing Limited, Goldmanstone, Dorchester First Edition 1992. 1992.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, red end sheets. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 218 pp with splendid archive monochrome photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book label removed from the front free end paper removed, small stamp to the copyright page. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £14.99. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Henrey, Mrs. Robert [Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906-2004, née Gal, pseudonym Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer who wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain].

(Book #ID 114008)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¾''. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success. Contains 204 pp. Foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with rubbing of the paper to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Freudenberg, Matthew [Beatrice Shilling]

(Book #ID 111761)

Published by Charlton Publications, Creech St Michael, Taunton, Devon Reprinted Edition 2004. 2004.

Reprinted edition in publisher's original flat backed spine archive photographic illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 136 pp with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Some sun fading to spine and front margin and in near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0954616502

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Smith, Starr [Jimmy Stewart] Foreword by Walter Cronkite

(Book #ID 111795)

Published by Zenith Press, 380 Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minnesota First Edition 2005. 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 287 pp with splendid archive monochrome photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book with labels neatly removed from the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, $21.95. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Henrey, Mrs. Robert [Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906-2004, née Gal, pseudonym Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer who wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain].

(Book #ID 113994)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1963. 1963.

First edition hard back binding. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success. Contains 217 pp. Ex library with issue paper to the front free end paper, dust wrapper laminated around the boards. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nichols, Michelle

(Book #ID 111861)

Published by Boxtree Ltd., 21 Broadwall, London First UK Edition 1995. 1995.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 320 pp with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 075220839X

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Haney, Lynn [Josephine Baker]

(Book #ID 111871)

Published by Robson Books Ltd., 5-6 Clipstone Street, London Second Impression 1986. 1986.

Second impression hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 338 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Lower spine end scuffed. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0860511405

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Fry, Helen

(Book #ID 111965)

Published by The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire First Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 223 pp with monochrome archive photographs to the centre. Barcode removed from front free end paper, small plate removed from copyright page. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780750951128

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Cook, William [Edited by] Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

(Book #ID 111966)

Published by Century, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London First Edition 2004. 2004.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, racing green end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 389 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper with some sun fading to spine and rear margins, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1844134008

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Scott, Douglas [Edited by] Douglas Haig

(Book #ID 111968)

Published by Pen & Sword Military, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S. Yorkshire First Edition 2006. 2006.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 336 pp with monochrome maps and archive photographs to the centre. Traces of plate and barcode removed from front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1844154041

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Collins, Robert

(Book #ID 112050)

Published by Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, USA First Edition 1986. 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, grey end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 134 pp. Some age darkening to closed edges. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to corners and spine ends, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0888331878

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Hall, Unity [Jean Shrimpton]

(Book #ID 112056)

Published by Ebury Press, Random Century Group, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 191 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0852238584

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Bacall, Lauren

(Book #ID 112057)

Published by Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London First Edition 2005. 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 506 pp with colour and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 075531350X

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Jackson, Rosie [Frieda Lawrence]

(Book #ID 112063)

Published by Pandora, Harper Collins Publishers, London First Edition 1994. 1994.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 240 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Age darkened closed upper edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 004440915X

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Henrey, Mrs. Robert [Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906-2004, née Gal, pseudonym Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer who wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain].

(Book #ID 114007)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1959. 1959.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¾''. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success. Contains 248 pp. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 20s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Henrey, Mrs. Robert [Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906-2004, née Gal, pseudonym Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer who wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain].

(Book #ID 114006)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1954. 1954.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¾''. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success. Contains colour frontispiece, 244 pp. Foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with chips to the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Van der Spuy, Kenneth Reid [Jacket Artwork by Penny Miller]

(Book #ID 112084)

Published by Books of Africa (Pty) Ltd., St. George's Street, Cape Town, South Africa First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated turquoise and blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered blue back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 261 pp with monochrome portrait frontispiece and archive photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to lower spine tips. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with shallow rubs to spine ends, gutters and fore edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lloyd, Hugh [Foreword by Anthony Hopkins] Tony Hancock, Terry Scott, Anthony Hopkins, Lee Evans

(Book #ID 112095)

Published by John Blake Publishing Ltd., 2 Bramber Road, London First Edition 2002. 2002.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 251 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1903402506

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