Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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Page xxiv
... looked back . At first , Buck's was very much a young man's club , with a high percentage of cavalry officers who enthusiastically took part in regular Buck's Weekends year after year at Le Touquet , thus putting this delightful resort ...
... looked back . At first , Buck's was very much a young man's club , with a high percentage of cavalry officers who enthusiastically took part in regular Buck's Weekends year after year at Le Touquet , thus putting this delightful resort ...
Page 59
... looked after the bedrooms . Pethwick - Lawrence used to be one of the best - known members before his misfortune . So was Mr Horabin before things went wrong . There are today few members of the stature of Thackeray , Augustus Sala ...
... looked after the bedrooms . Pethwick - Lawrence used to be one of the best - known members before his misfortune . So was Mr Horabin before things went wrong . There are today few members of the stature of Thackeray , Augustus Sala ...
Page 153
... looked so like one of the very youthful staff captains that the owner was requested to sell it . She refused . Later on , when the Fifth Brigade had to retreat rapidly , the château was evacuated . Still later , two officers of the ...
... looked so like one of the very youthful staff captains that the owner was requested to sell it . She refused . Later on , when the Fifth Brigade had to retreat rapidly , the château was evacuated . Still later , two officers of the ...
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