THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT: MEMOIRS. By The Duke of Beaufort.
1981 1st edition. 8vo (156 x 242mm). Ppxiv,178. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.
The 10th Duke of Beaufort, ex-soldier, man behind the Badminton Horse Trials and the early post-war development of the British olympic equestrian team, Master of Horse through three reigns, and MFH for forty-seven years, recounts the story of his life. Chapters include: The beginning; Schooldays; Army life; Badminton - the house; Hunting and my ancestors; Hunting - a way of life; Master of the Horse; Queen Mary at Badminton; The Badminton Three-Day Event; Epilogue.
The 10th Duke of Beaufort, ex-soldier, man behind the Badminton Horse Trials and the early post-war development of the British olympic equestrian team, Master of Horse through three reigns, and MFH for forty-seven years, recounts the story of his life. Chapters include: The beginning; Schooldays; Army life; Badminton - the house; Hunting and my ancestors; Hunting - a way of life; Master of the Horse; Queen Mary at Badminton; The Badminton Three-Day Event; Epilogue.
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52033
| Author | Beaufort (Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of). (1900-1984). |
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| Book Code | 52033 |
| ISBN | 0600315746 / 0600315746. |
| Book Description | Slight use, slight tanning to top edge else very good in slightly spine-tanned dust-wrapper. Title-page signed by the author. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1981 |
| Publisher | Country Life Books. |
| Place | Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. |