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London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
A stunning, sharp example of this 1919 publication, by the editor of John Bull magazine and wrote a number of biographies of British political figures and celebrities.
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An excellent copy in near fine dust-jacket.
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