MEMOIRS OF SIR CLAUDE CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY, BART. Edited by George A.B. Dewar. With a preface and notes by the Duke of Beaufort, K.G.
1896 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 230mm). Ppxvi,371. Frontispiece portrait. Pink cloth with diagonal white strip, spine titled in gilt.
Rather stream-of-consciousness autobiography of a military man famous in his day for steeplechasing and boxing. In a very varied career, set forth here in detail, he hunted foxes, rode in steeplechases, fought men in and out of the ring, flew balloons and sustained numerous injuries, in Britain, Ireland and India. The title on the spine is "Sporting Memoirs of Sir Claude Crespigny."
Rather stream-of-consciousness autobiography of a military man famous in his day for steeplechasing and boxing. In a very varied career, set forth here in detail, he hunted foxes, rode in steeplechases, fought men in and out of the ring, flew balloons and sustained numerous injuries, in Britain, Ireland and India. The title on the spine is "Sporting Memoirs of Sir Claude Crespigny."
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| Author | Dewar (George Albemarle Bertie). (1862-1934). |
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| Book Code | 51255 |
| ISBN | B01LBMV2SE. |
| Book Description | Rather browned and used. Presentation inscription from the author to General Sir George White. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1897 |
| Publisher | Lawrence and Bullen. |
| Place | London. |