Mousley, Captain E.O., R.F.A.
Title |
The Secrets of a Kuttite. An Authentic Story of Kut, Adventures in Captivity and Stamboul Intrigue |
Date |
London and New York 1921 |
Publisher |
John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited |
Description
First Edition, first issue. Publisher's green cloth with blind stamped border to front board, gilt lettering to spine (rubbed away) and green wash to top edge of page block. Clear, removable, archival protective cover fitted to the book. Small Octavo. pp. [i-viii] ix-xvi, 392, with frontispiece photograph of Ctesiphon, twenty other photographs and three maps, including a long fold-out 'Map of Trek (including plan of escapes)' tipped in at the rear.
Condition
A book in Fair condition with a half inch cloth split at the head of the spine and scattered foxing throughout. Contemporary ownership signature of Alan Macartney dated '6.9.21'. A very uncommon book.