Bayonets to Lhasa ; the first full account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904.
Peter Fleming (1907-1971)
Category
Books
Date
1961
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3210478
Summary
Bibliographic description
319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Manuscript date and price: Jan. 23. 30/-. Pencil text marking, with rear endpaper annotation and page references. Provenance: pastedown inscribed "Harold Nicolson Augustus Cabina 85" [i.e. MS Augustus, ocean liner, South American cruise]. Inscribed on endpaper: "To Harold - in gratitude - from Peter (scripsit) 1 Jan 1961" [i.e. from Peter Fleming]. Binding: burgundy cloth, gold lettered spine; with dust jacket.
Makers and roles
Peter Fleming (1907-1971)