No Earthly Command

London: W.h.allen & Co, 1963. Book has black boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Some small white marks to boards. Slight yellowing to pages. Wrapper has been protected and has general shelf wear, including s few small nicks and tears to spine ends, and some general darkening.. First Edition.. Hard… Read more

Rupert Hart-Davis The strange case of Vice-Admiral Woods who took part in the miraculous victory at the Battle of Jutland and then spent twenty years as a priest in the East End of London. Had he received an interposed message telling him to serve God. An agnostic investigates. First edition in very good unclipped jacket despite minor chips.. Cloth. Very… Read more

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Minor wear. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1957.

Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1957,. 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 255pp, frontispiece, moderate foxing throughout, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, Good condition / no dustwrapper .

Rupert Hart Davies, 1957 VG/VG unclipped dj ' Being an inquiry into the life of vice admiral the Rev Alexander Riall Wadham Woods D.S.O. and bar of whom it was said that during the Battle of Jutland while signals officer to the admiral of the Grand Fleet, Sir John Jellicoe he received an " interposed message" telling him to serve… Read more