Reminiscences of a Younger Son

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1st, 1957. Signed by the author on half-title. Octavo. 157pp. With a frontispiece and 5 other monochrome plates. Presumed original binding, faded (barely visible) gilt title to spine. Minor shelf-wear. Clean internally. A 'Very Good' copy. Scarce. The memoirs of Piers William North (1871-1959), of the North family of Thurland Castle. Piers served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment, and saw action in South Africa. Following this he was attached to the Imperial Japanese Army for 12 months before beginning service as a King's Foreign Service Messenger. He served during the First World War, being wounded several times and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Following the war Piers returned to duty as a King's Messenger, travelling to many countries. By 1939 he had returned to Westmorland and was living in Preston Patrick, near Kendal, where he died in 1959. These memoirs contain details of both his military career and hunting expeditions, including accounts of caribou hunting excursions in Newfoundland. N° de ref. del artículo 012446

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