Something of Value by Robert Ruark flower books plus the work of master

plus the work of master illustrators and draughtsmen as an illuminating insight into technique

and his friends

'In an extensive online biography of the photographer Valentine Blanchard (1831-1901) Bill Jay states: "The culmination of Valentine Blanchard's achievements during the early 1860's was his illustrations for Annals of Christ's Hospital

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In a story packed with startling revelations

Something of Value by Robert Ruark flower books plus the work of masterSomething of Value by Robert Ruark Hamish Hamilton, 1955 [First Edition], hardcover Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to corners, some markings to cover, missing fly leaf and half title page, slightly canted (see photographs) From the Forword: "This is not a true story. It is rankest nonsense to claim that any novel is purely the product of a imagination; it is only contact with people and places, with situations and