A BOOK OF ESCAPES AND HURRIED JOURNEYS.
London, Edinburgh, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., [1926]. Reprint. Octavo, original burgundy cloth stamped in gold on spine panel and blind on front cover. 304 pp., 10 maps on lighter tissue paper inserted throughout the text. Issued as a volume in the "Edinburgh Library of Non-Fiction Books (2s Net); this is the Second Impression of this edition, January, 1926 (there is an earlier Edinburgh Library edition issued Sept, 1925). The book was first issued in 1922. Browning to endpapers, otherwise a near fine, bright copy in the original printed dust jacket with a colour pictorial label mounted on the front panel. The jacket is lightly worn and frayed but is an attractive example. A scarce book, rare in the dust jacket. John Buchan, as Lord Tweedsmuir, was Governor General of Canada from 1935 until his death in 1940. Item #313646
¶ Historical Escapes - King Charles after Worcester, Prince Charlie Edwards, Princess Clementina, etc.
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