Memoir of the Bobotes / Joyce Cary ; illustrations by the author ; foreword by Walter Allen
London : Michael Joseph, 1964. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy is price-clipped. Item #229185
Physical description: 169 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Summary: An extraordinarily vivid account of a forgotten war fought by peasants under primitive conditions -particularly fascinating today to readers with memories of later Balkan wars. It is both a moving and illuminating account of the war but it also offers a self-portrait of a young, upper-class Englishman - idealistic, sensitive, romantic -living in the belief that 'there would be no more wars'. Cary went on to become one of the 20th century's greatest novelists. Subject: Balkan Peninsula - History - War of 1912-1913 - Personal narratives. Dates covered: 1912-1913. Essays, journals, letters & other prose works ; Biography & autobiography: historical, political & military ; War & defence operations, Southeast Europe. Biography & Autobiography / Literary / HISTORY / Military / World War I / Personal Memoirs / Historical. Genre: Autobiography.
Price: €18.00