Buy this book on-line MACKENZIE, Compton : Greek MemoriesChatto and Windus, London 1939
First edition. thus. DW. xxiii, 455pp. Frontis. + 8pp. of illustrations. Head and tail of spine bumped, top margin of boards very slightly sunned, fore-edges and endpapers lightly foxed o/w contents clean and sound. Wrapper spine sunned, lacking small portion from head of spine and slightly torn at tail, not affecting text, extremities chipped and worn o/w VG+/VG. Greek Memories was originally published in October 1932, but on the day of publication, notice was received from the Public Prosecutor that proceedings against the author were being contemplated under the Official Secrets Act and the book was withdrawn. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MACKENZIE, Compton : Greek Memories. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. MACKENZIE, Compton : Greek MemoriesChatto and Windus, 1939
Portrait frontispiece with facsimile signature of the Author plus 8 plates including map of Greece & Islands. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge stained orange. Spine slightly sunned with a little soiling on back and rubbing to bottom of spine, bumped corners. Third volume in Mackenzie's autobiographical war memoirs quartet, with his first hand account of espionage and counter espionage in 1916. "Greek Memories" was originally published in 1932 but was withdrawn on the day of publication owing to legal proceedings against the Author under the Official Secrets Act and remained unobtainable until this edition was produced with a new postscript to the Preface. Scarce., Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MACKENZIE, Compton : Greek Memories. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres illustrées, libri antichi, used books and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |