GREAT-UNCLE HARRY - A TALE OF WAR AND EMPIRE.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,multi-imaged,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Wormell,illustrated gilt-bordered panelled front of dw/dj with author's capitalised, embossed,bright,crisp,gilt-lettered name and capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered part-title and capitalised,bright,crisp,gilt-lettered sub-title to front of dw/dj. Green spine/backstrip with capitalised, glossy white with black outline lettered part-title, capitalised,glossy black-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised,bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered name and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour photograph visiting war graves. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain sand coloured cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,a khaki+white striped headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiiipp+1- 322pp [paginated] includes separate Contents+ Maps lists/tables,a Preface,a Prelude,Pts 1-4 comprising 5,2, 4 and 4 chapters respectivelyand an Afterword,mix of b/w illustration reproductions or b/w photographs chapter openings,other b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and book,16pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp50/51 and pp258/59 respectively,8 b/w maps also interspersed throughout the text,a Timeline,aFamily Tree,Acknowledgements,a Bibliography,Picture Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication. An exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. 'Great-Uncle Harry' is an utterly compelling account of an ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. A blend of biography, history, travelogue and personal memoir this is Michael Palin at his very finest. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **