The University of Reading : The First Fifty Years
372pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Top text block edge dusty. Previous owner's name on front paste down. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket mylar wrapped, has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, small closed tear on front, mirrors book damage. . 4to. Traces the life and times of the University's development from a small and impoverished institution to a large and flourishing one with a world-wide reputation.
