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Fifty Years of My Life – Sir John Dugdale Astley

Extract from life of Sir John Astley

A drawing of a man in a bowler hat beside the printed title page of the 1894 book Fifty Years of My Life.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

Two pages of printed text from a book, featuring Chapter IX and a section titled A Word About Captain Webb.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

A digital scan of two facing pages of printed text from a book titled Fifty Years of My Life with a footer footnote.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

Two open pages of a printed book with black serif text describing a long-distance walking competition in the late 1800s.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

Two pages of a printed book showing a financial balance sheet on the left and narrative text on the right.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

A page of printed text from a book, including a financial balance-sheet table showing receipts and expenditures for a competition.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

Two open pages of a printed book with black serif text describing running competitions and historical sporting events.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

A scan of two facing pages from a book containing printed text about competitive walking and runners, numbered 158 and 159.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

Two pages of printed text from the book Fifty Years of My Life, numbered 160 and 161, with a dark spine fold in the middle.

Extract from Fifty Years of My Life, Sir John Astley

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