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She moved to london to take an apprenticeship with the retoucher ernest chandler, who was attached to the portraitist h walter barnett of knightsbridge. Helens, lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the isle of man. Rhian sheehan is a new zealand composer and producer born in nelson and now based in wellington. First edition, first print hardback of in pursuit of perfection by geoff duke and published by osprey publishing limited, london in 1988. Buy in pursuit of perfection first edition by geoff duke isbn. In pursuit of perfection is the most comprehensive and revealing film ever made about this groundbreaking motorsport icon and british. In pursuit of perfection by geoff duke 19881124 on.
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