Near East
1943, First Edition, Second Printing. London : B.T. Batsford Ltd. Good copy only in the original title-blocked red cloth over stiff-cards, now dust-dulled and with faded margins showing minor wear. Joints and endbands show minor tears. Interior and final leaves foxed, with the interior remaining clean. A very serviceable copy overall. Item #465493
Physical description; vii, 149 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Experiences of the author in the Near East prior to the fall of Tobruk and the retreat to El Alamein. Contents; The voyage out -- Cairo -- Alexandria -- The desert -- Return to Cairo -- Iran, Iraq, Syria and return to Egypt -- Lisbon. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945. Personal narratives. Middle East. Cairo. Alexandria. Desert. Iran. Iraq. Syria. Egypt. Lisbon. Tobruk. El Alamein. 20th century. Photography. Illustrated. Portraits.
Price: €35.00