Three Letters from the Andes (Signed First)

Leigh Fermor, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0719550203 / ISBN 13: 9780719550201

Published by John Murray, 1991

About this Item

First edition, first impression, signed to the ffep by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Fine: tight and square binding in sharp blue boards; a small cluster of tiny spots to the top-edge of the page block, else very bright, crisp and clean, presenting as unread. The unclipped dustwrapper (£10.95 stated) is likewise Fine: delightfully crisp and vibrant; NO FADING to the spine; a tiny, solitary spot/mark to the rear panel; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. A lovely copy. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Seller Inventory # M621

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Letters from the Andes (Signed First)
• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719550203
• ISBN 13: 9780719550201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel, Nature & Landscape

About this title

Synopsis

Three Letters from the Andes

About the Author

After his famous walk across Europe - recounted in A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water - Patrick Leigh Fermor lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. In the Second World War he joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison officer in Albania and fought in Greece and Crete - living disguised as a shepherd in the mountains for two years organising resistance activities. He was awarded the DSO and CBE, and a knighthood in the 2004 new Year Honours List.