Brigadier to Barman
by Day, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1958). Foreword by Dornford Yates. 8vo; mustard-coloured boards, lettered in red on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 173; illustrations. Paper rather browned, owing to paper stock used; some foxing; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Good condition. 'At various times in my life I had tried my hand at farming, ranching, mining and even commercial travelling but for the greater part I had been a soldier. I was now a pensioner retired from the Regular Army where I had attained the august rank of Brigadier and was in a position to take the lesser-paid jobs. ... And so started a new life, really a new career, both for Joan and for me. Hotel work is a life you either love or loathe. I love most of it, though there are certain aspects I hated from the start and always will. On the whole though, looking back over the years and the various hotels we have managed, we have had a tremendous amount of happiness .. and assuredly we have laughed more than we have cried.' .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11096
- Title
- Brigadier to Barman
- Author
- Day, Eric
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1958)
- Keywords
- Reminiscences. Humour Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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