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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (wanting original paper guard), title in red and black, 5 coloured plates (all original paper guards present) and 13 engravings in the text, frontispiece and title mildly spotted; original green cloth, upper board framed in blind and blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, primrose endpapers, corners lightly bruised, joints a little rubbed at head else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Henry Ashworth James on front paste-down and separately printed errata slip mounted facing Preface. Henry Ashworth James, of Herstmonceux Place Sussex, was father of aviation pioneer Wing Commander Sir Archibald James MC; this copy was formerly in the latter's library.
8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece and plates, free endpapers mildly browned; black cloth, gilt back, top a little dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF SIR ARCHIBALD JAMES AND BEARS HIS HOLOGRAPH SiGNATURE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. James served as PPS to Butler at the India Office and Ministry of Labour (1936–38), Board of Education (1942) and Honorary First Secretary to the British Embassy in Madrid (1940–41). Includes index of names and glossary.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, endpapers lightly browned; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter minimally chafed at edges. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO SIR ARCHIBALD JAMES WITH THE FORMER'S WARM SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Foran thanks James 'for all your generous help'; signed and dated 'Nanyuki. Kenya Colony 1958'. SIGNED COPIES BY THIS AUTHOR ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
