The boat train / by fifteen travellers; edited by Mary Agnes Hamilton. Decorations by B. Aylmer
1934, 1st edition. London: G. Allen & Unwin ltd. Provenance: Old Bosham. Good cloth copy in a poor somewhat edge-torn,with some loss and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #312752
Physical description: 2 p. ., 7-155, [1] p: illus. (incl. music); 19 cm. Notes:
"Originally ... broadcast talks."--p. 7. Contents:
--Crossing the Jordan, by the Countess of Limerick.--In search of speed, by Sir Malcolm Campbell.--A landlord in Greece, by Irene Noel-Baker.--Europe's broadcasting problems, by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale.--In search of witches, by Helen Simpson.--Exploring in Tibet, by Ronald Kaulback.--Children's police at work in Amsterdam and Paris, by Joan Woollcombe.--To Italy for vegetables and seeds, by W. F. Giles.--Marrying an Englishman, by Gabriella Melville.--Geneva and the League, by Mary A. Hamilton.--Internationalizing health, by Colonel S. P. James.--Priscilla in darkest Africa, by Wilfrida Leakey.--A pleasure cruise, by Inga Norberg.--Buying carpets in India, by Mrs. Florance Cardew.--An elephant kraal, by Athene Newnham. Subjects: Short Stories. Collections. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €45.00