High Pressure. Being some record of activities in the service of The Times Newspaper.
by JAMES, Colonel LIONEL:
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London. John Murray. 1929 1st.. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt logo to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly rubbed at edges and bumped at ends. Mild foxing to edges and slight browning to endpapers. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else a clean and tight copy. 314 pp. With six b/w photographs and a sketch map. The author describes his years as a Foreign Correspondent working for the Times in the late 19th Century. His military title was gained in the Great War.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
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- Title
- High Pressure. Being some record of activities in the service of The Times Newspaper.
- Author
- JAMES, Colonel LIONEL:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. John Murray. 1929 1st.
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHIES/LETTERS/DIARIES Col, lionel james, high pressure, activities, times, newspaper, foreign correspondent, travel, first, illustrated,
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