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Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century
by Paul Kildea.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2013
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781846142321
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- 1
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$22.75
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London .UK: Allen Lane., 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paul Kildea ,in this book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into his creative process as we are ever likely to go. There is a small tear to the top front corner.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Robert Peel: A Biography.
by Douglas Hurd.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2007
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780297848448
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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London .UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Peel's legacy still influences the British way of life. As Home Secretary he created the modern police force. His Tamworth manifesto is seen as the basis of enlightened Conservatism. He also introduced income tax, and is remembered for the repeal… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hungary at Home- Moments barely past through the eyes of Iren Acs
by Iren Acs. translated by Alexander Brody
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1997
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9789638551030
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$44.23
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Hungary.: Jovendo Kiado Ltd, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " Hungary at Home " Iren Acs, through her camera, gives us an insight into the lives of the ordinary people of Hungary. The covers and binding are both square, tight and clean. Fully Illustrated with text.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Unexpurgated Beaton; The Cecil Beaton Diaries as he wrote them.
by Introduced by Hugo Vickers.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780297645993
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$27.80
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London .UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled," The Unexpurgated Beaton " Introduced by his biographer Hugo Vickers, who has made the selection and annotated the entries, draws on previously unpublished diaries from the years 1970 - 1980. the covers and text block are, square,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Henry & Mary Ponsonby - Life at the Court of Queen Victoria
by William M. Kuhn.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780715630655
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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London .UK: Duckworth & Co., 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book titled," Henry & Mary Ponsonby - Life at the Court of Queen Victoria. " the boards, text block and dust jacket are square, tight and clean. Illustrated. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as… Read more about this item Item Price
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All in One Basket- Nest eggs.
by Deborah Devonshire
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781848546387
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$22.75
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London .UK: John Murry ( Publishers ) Ltd., 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled," All in One Basket- Nest Eggs by Deborah Devonshire " the boards, text block and dust jacket are square, tight and clean. Illustrated. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Entokil Man; The Life of Harold Maxwell-Lefroy
by Laurence Fleming
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781903660171
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$27.80
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London .UK: Dexter Haven Publishing Ltd, 2015. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book titles," The Entokil Man; The Life of Harold Maxwell-Lefroy " the boards, text block and dust jacket are square, tight and clean. Illustrated with Black & White photos. This book is photographed in the box its packed… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Steadfast Man; The Life of St. Patrick.
by Paul Gallico
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$50.55
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London .UK: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1958. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book entitled " The SteadFast Man; A Life of St Patrick.". the covers and text block are square and tight the text block is lightly tanned and the dust jacket has minor wear and small nicks to its… Read more about this item Item Price
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Just Ignore Him
by Alan Davis
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Paperback Edition
- Published
- 2021
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780349144368
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$12.64
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London .UK: Abacus, 2021. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st UK Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In this volume entitled "Just Ignore him by Alan Davis". the covers and text block are square, tight and clean. although there is creasing down the length of the spine. This book is checked and photographed in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Moral Desperado; The Life of Thomas Carlyle
by Simon Heffer
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781857994469
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$22.75
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London .UK: Pheonix, 1996. Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume titled " Moral Desperado, A Life of Thomas Carlyle". The covers , text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. The covers are creased along the corners and a few pages at the beginning of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Coleridge; Darker reflections
by Richard Holmes
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780002555777
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$22.75
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London .UK: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume titled " Coleridge; Darker Reflections".The boards , text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Surprising Life of Constance Spry; from social reformer to society florist.
by Shephard. Sue
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780230741812
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$25.28
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London .UK: Macmillan, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Today, Constance Spry's influence can be seen in every unorthodox flower arrangement, every ' natural' bouquet tied with rattan and, of course, in gardens up and down the country, where the Constance Spry rose, name in her honour after her death, continues to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Miford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family
by Lovell.S. Mary
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316858687
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$22.75
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UK: Little, Brown & Co , 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary Lovell's extensive research traces the development of each of these remarkable women from the nursery to maturity, recording the terrible losses they suffered and the rifts that opened between them. The blue boards and page block are crisp and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Early Arrival Of Dreams
by Rosemary Mahoney
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780356197500
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$15.80
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UK: Macdonald & Co ( Publishers ) Ltd., 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An extraordinarily moving and sensitive account of a young American teacher's effort to work in China and learn from those she came to know - a sensitive thoughtful, beautifully rendered story, and a fine novelist's sensibility brought to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Henry Williamson: Tarka and the Last Romantic
by Anne Williamson
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Pictorial Boards
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
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- 1997
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780750914925
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$17.69
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UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book, the first full biography of Williamson, provides an unflinching portrait of this deeply divided and often unhappy man. Profoundly affected by his experiences during the First World War, he was hailed by some as genius - bur upset many… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beckett Remembering Remembering Beckett
by James Knowlson
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780747578826
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$20.85
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UK: Bloomsbury, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautifully designed and containing fascinating insights into Becketts world, together with a wide selection of photographs, some of them previously unpublished, this book is a lively and revealing tribute to a great novelist, poet and dramatist. The d/w a small nick to the head… Read more about this item Item Price
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James Joyce
by Herbert S. Gorman
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1926
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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UK: Geoffrey Bles Ltd, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This book is more expositional than critical. Its primary purpose is to furnish an idea of what James Joyce has done in letters with particular emphasis on " Ulysses". There is a previous owners name in ink on the front end paper. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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When A Crocodile Eats the Sun
by Peter Godwin
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780330433693
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$17.69
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uk: Picador, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Peter Goodwin's book combines vivid reportage, moving personal stories and revealing memoir, and traces his family's quest to belong in hostile lands - a quest that spans three continents and half a century. A good, clean and tight copy.. Item Price
$17.69
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Blood and Fire : William and Catherine Booth and Their Salvation Army
by Roy Hattersley
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316851619
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$18.96
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UK: Little, Brown & Co., 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Booth was one of the most extraordinary men of his age - a pawnbroker's clerk who was to found the most successful religious movement of the nineteenth century. It now numbers its membership in hundreds of thousands and can be found… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bound with Love: Letters Home from China 1935-1945
by Audrey Salters
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Pictorial soft covers
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780955753602
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- 1
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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UK: Agequod Publications, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In 1935 Ronald and Gwyneth Still set out on the long sea voyage from Tilbury to China, where Ronald was engaged to work as a doctor in a small mission hospital in the north. After ten turbulent years they returned by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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