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At War With the Smugglers : Career of Doctor Arnold's Father

Arnold-Forster, Forster Delafield

London: Ward, Lock, 1936.

Illustrated by Illustrated. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Item #15057

Spine lettering faded, edge toning, owner's signature on front free endpaper, later owner's purchase letter to bookseller taped to front free endpaper with catalog cutting attached, otherwise light wear; noDJ. Solid hardcover. ; Illustrated including portrait frontispiece and map endpapers. Biography of Dr Arnold's father as Collector of Customs for the Isle of Wight 1777-1801, covering the period from the American Revolution into the Napoleonic Wars, including Channel trade and the anti-smuggling effort in war and peace. ; 256 pages.

Price: $29.95