Author: Captain Gronow; John Raymond
Title: The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow
Description: London, The Bodley Head, 1964. First edition. Leather. A decoratively bound first Bodley Head abridged edition of the memoirs of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, an entertaining work on late Georgian and Victorian society. The first abridged edition of this work published by Bodley Head.In a two-toned full morocco binding by Harry Bailey & Raymond Whitaker.The memoir and reminiscences of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and dandy.Gronow's memoirs recollect various anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs, and society, from 1810 to 1860.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Here abridged with an introduction by John Raymond. In a full morocco binding by Harry Bailey & Raymond Whitaker. Externally, the spine is a touch faded. Light marks to the boards and spine. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spotting to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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