Lessons from the Varsity of Life. With frontispiece in colour and 115 drawings in the text by the author, also 8 half-tone illustrations.
Published by C. Arthur Pearson, 1933
- Used



Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United KingdomBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA
AbeBooks seller since July 8, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 470.64
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FIRST EDITION, spotting to half-title, a few spots to title-page and the odd outbreak within, pp. 320, 8vo, original blue cloth, lettered in blind to upper board and in gilt to backstrip, the latter faded, some fading to upper board, gently rubbed to extremities, edges spotted with contemporary gift inscription to flyleaf, buff dustjacket printed in brown with an illustration by the author to backstrip panel, some very light soiling, chipped at extremities, backstrip panel browned, price-clipped, very good. His autobiography, including an account of his military career and his founding of the Scout movement - told in didactic fashion. Uncommon in the dustjacket.
Seller Inventory # 75069
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Lessons from the Varsity of Life. With frontispiece in colour and 115 drawings in the text by the author, also 8 half-tone illustrations.
- Author
- Baden-Powell (Lord.of Gilwell [Robert])
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson
- Publication year
- 1933
- Seller catalogs
- Modern First Edition
Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA
Oxford, United Kingdom
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