RECOLLECTIONS OF A SOLDIER-DIPLOMAT

Col. the Hon. Frederick Wellesley [Edited by his son Sir Victor Wellesley K.C.M.G., C.B.]

Edité par Hutchinson & Co., 47 Princes Gate, London, S.W.7, 1948

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First impression of the true first edition. With 25 illustrations including a frontispiece. Col. the Hon. Frederick Wellesley was the Military Attaché at St. Petersburg from 1871-1878. ***Near fine in blue-grey cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Gilt still beautifully bright. No bumps. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Page block edges also clean. No foxing. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. Virtually unread. ***In a near fine original printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's price of 18s. net. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly creased. No tears. There is very small loss to the top of the spine of the dustwrapper. No fading. No browning. No marks. ***235 mm x158 mm. 171 pages including an Index at the back of the book. ***Contents: Foreword, My childhood, Eton, Egypt, My army crammer, Life in the guards, Paris, London's underworld, All about dogs, Ireland, The tower, St. Petersburg, Russo-Turkish war, Vienna, Return to England. ***'Though Colonel Wellesley's promising, if somewhat chequered, career as a soldier and diplomat unfortunately came to a premature end, he nevertheless managed to crowd into a comparatively short space of time a great variety of interesting experiences, and, in one instance at least, he was called upon to play a prominent part in a difficult and delicate political situation which he handled with great skill, tact and judgement. It is not too much to say that he was largely instrumental in averting war between Great Britain and Russia at the time of the Russo-Turkish war of 1878. It was a great opportunity for a young man and he did not fail to acquit himself with distinction. For the most part, however, this book is not so much his life story as a collection of odds and ends of a more or less anecdotal character and of no political importance - the product of miscellaneous experiences both at home and in the great Capitals of Europe, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Vienna. These are of special interest if only for the sake of comparison with conditions prevailing to-day. But perhaps what lends most charm to his narrative is the delightful mid-Victorian flavour which pervades the whole.' [Quote taken from the front and rear flaps of the dustwrapper] ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in beautiful condition for quite a fragile book. Uncommon, especially in a complete dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: RECOLLECTIONS OF A SOLDIER-DIPLOMAT
• Éditeur: Hutchinson & Co., 47 Princes Gate, London, S.W.7
• Date de parution: 1948
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: First Impression
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Political & Social History
  • Wartime & Post War Publishing 1939-1950
  • History & Military