ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Colin Carlin Author

After a wide-ranging business career in Africa, Colin Carlin now lives in Bath where he is associated with a leading contemporary art gallery.

William Kirkpatrick of Malaga cover

William Kirkpatrick of Malaga

Colin Carlin - Paperback

£15.95

Captain James Carlin cover

Captain James Carlin

Colin Carlin - Hardback

£34.00

William Kirkpatrick de Malaga: Consul en Malaga, Afanoso Industrial Y Abuelo de la Emperatriz Eugenia, Consorte de Napoleon III, Emperador de Francia cover

William Kirkpatrick de Malaga: Consul en Malaga, Afanoso Industrial Y Abuelo de la Emperatriz Eugenia, Consorte de Napoleon III, Emperador de Francia

Colin Carlin - Paperback

£14.95