A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor - 1977: 'ON FOOT TO CONSTANTINOPLE From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube'

John Murray, 1979. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0719533481

Newton Abbot, Devon: Readers Union, 1978. Hardcover. Good/Good. 5.5" X 8.5. 299pp. An autobiographical travelog based on the author's roots in war-torn Crete. A clean and sound copy with some light chipping to the edges of the dust wrapper. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions. 5.5"x8.5".

Hardcover in dust jacket - 1986 printing, previous owner's name on the front free end paper and minor stains on side page block, binding is tight but moderately cocked, covers are clean but for light head and corner bumps; unclipped, mylar-wrapped DJ has light edge wear and moderate stains to back cover -- Dependable seller since 1994, daily shipping with tracking from our brick and mortar store in Madison, Wisconsin.

London: John Murray, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published in 1984, this is the fourth printing of the 1977 first edition. Blue hardcover with an image of a flying goose in gilt on front cover and title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light sunning to spine. Not price-clipped. 291pp. .

Owner's inscription to half-title dated 1978. Price-clipped. Dust jacket with minor edgewear and rubbing as seen, very bright. Complete with photographic frontispiece and sketch map. Laid in folding map of Greece from Hachette World Guide at title page, see photos, slight yellowing. 291 pages in this travel and adventure classic. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket.

John Murray, 1978. ~Two page map on pale brown paper. Owner's signature. Dustwrapper unfaded and unclipped. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. . 1st edn 2nd impr. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 291pp. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Harper and Row, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. VG/Good+ very hard to find 1st impression 1977 Harper & Row US 1st edition (same ISBN as UK) hardback with unclipped DJ, lovely jacket by Honi Werner. Some edge-wear to DJ with small tear and crease to top rear of jacket, nicks to front edges and surface scratch to front lower edge, minor chips to DJ spine ends else VG internally, unmarked. More by this author available. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; ISBN: 0719533481. ISBN/EAN: 9780719533488. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 066473.. 9780719533488

London: John Murray, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo, boards.

A TIME OF GIFTS'ON FOOT TO CONSTANTINOPLE From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube'by PATRICK LEIGH FERMORHardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 9780719533488Published By John Murray, London 1977, Reprinted 1978Signed by the author.Condition: The dust jacket is not clipped, the jacket edges are rubbed and the corners are a little scuffed. Moderate sunning to the spine area of the jacket. The book is clean and tight internally, boards are not bumped or rubbed. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. About:In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. It is a book of compelling glimpses - not only of the events which were curdling Europe at that time, but also of its resplendent domes and monasteries, its great rivers, the sun on the Bavarian snow, the storks and frogs, the hospitable… Read More

Harmondsworth [etc.] : Penguin, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Not price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [7], 291p,[3]leaves of plates : ill, 1map, 1port, 1maps 304p ; 23cm 20cm. Subjects;