Mcpherson john eds (11 resultados)

313 pages, bibliography, drawings, photographs, preface by Lawrence Durrell : the edited letters of Joseph McPherson from his arrival in Egypt in 1901until his death there in 1946, he loved the place with a rare passion; hardback, vg vg dw isbn 0563201347 north africa egyptian Egypt travels cairo mcpherson sinai egypt.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked, dust-dulled & price-clipped dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 313 pages; Description: 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: McPherson, J. W. (Joseph Williams) , 1866-1946. Teachers --Egypt --Correspondence. Police. Officials and employees. Description and travel. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [296]-297. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked, dust-dulled & price-clipped dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 313 pages; Description: 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: McPherson, J. W. (Joseph Williams) , 1866-1946. Teachers --Egypt --Correspondence. Police. Officials and employees. Description and travel. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [296]-297. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. 1985. A very good copy with some soiling of the rear wrap.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine as New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine as New. First Edition. Signed by editor Barry Carman with dedication. Illustrated. Preface by Lawrence Durrell. 313pp Accounts of life in Cairo and middle east in first decades of 20th century.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 313pp with b/w photos - green cloth - minor shelf wear to binding edges - previous owner's name to first blank page - dustwrapper is very lightly soiled - slight wear and chipping to edges.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. nrFine DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth, gilt. Base of spine and botom corners very slightly rubbbed, otherwise Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Spine a bit faded.…

1st edition stiff wrappers Near Fine small octavo 287pp., maps, bibliog., index, Story of the one-time head of the Secret Police in Cairo who also fought at Gallipoli.

hardcover. 1983, First edition. A near fine copy with a gift inscription to the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and fine.

Octavo; hardcover; 313pp., monochrome illustrations. Minor scuffing to dustwrapper. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Joseph McPherson was a classical scholar with an Oxford degree in Natural Sciences, a linguist, athlete and determined individualist, arrived in Egypt in 1901. He fell in love with the country, its people and customs and stayed there until his death in 1946. In his preface, Lawrence Durrell writes, "The author of this book which has been distilled from some twenty five volumes of his correspondence covering a long and various life in Egypt was one of the most singular and captivating personages it has been my fortune to encounter. Of McPherson himself it is hard to write in a way that does justice to his many-sided personality. But one saw him, as somebody said, 'ambling about Cairo on a white mule lost in thought and looking like 'God the Father'. He gave off the most extraordinary scent of human grace; had he wandered into Tibet he would at once have been recognised as a lama of superior attainments. He was of medium height and slightly built with a small and beautiful head which housed eyes of extraordinary luminosity and smiling kindness. He had a way of sitting passively in the oriental manner which was as eloquent as a whole speech. The Egyptians loved him and thought of him as some sort of seer, though his sense of humour and witty turns of phrase made him seem more approachable than the ordinary holy man. He carried out his modest functions with a delightful good grace and warmth which won all hearts. And of course the amazing thing was that as well as all this we had to do with a fine scholar, accomplished linguist, as well as a bon viveur and man of action. His long life covered a whole period of transition as well as two wars; when he arrived in Cairo the population was only 400,000. When he died it was over two million and still growing. Something of these great changes reflect themselves in his observations.". …

1st edition dust jacket As New small octavo 313pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Story of the one-time head of the Secret Police in Cairo who also fought at Gallipoli.