A Start in Freedom (spent 30 years in the British Colonial Service) by Foot, Hugh - 1964

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Card holder is attached to the back free end paper. Library stamp on the top of the textblock. Tape residue from attaching a plastic cover to the DJ, is present on the front and back free end papers. Price unclipped DJ is protected by a plastic cover. Photo section included. From the front DJ, "An informal autobiography of 'the last of the outstanding British colonial governors' - a man who has served in most of the world's troubled areas, including Palestine, Cyprus, Nigeria, and the West Indies, and who has now stepped into a wider role of world leadership, working with the developing African nations through UN."

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yellow lettering on tan covers in a pink & brown dust jacket. 8vo, 256pp. The dust jacket has a small chip adjacent to the spine top edge. There is a mark on the first free end paper where a label was apparently removed.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. First Edition. 256 pages. White dust jacket with black lettering over black cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Minor sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine. Minor staining and soiling to DJ.

New York: Harper & Row. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First. Hard Cover.

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 600 g; 256 pages, indexed, with four cartoons reproduced in the text, and 13 black-and-white photographs in the centre of the book. Original dust jacket is slightly faded on the spine section, and the top edge of the text block is slightly darkened with age. Traces grubbiness/foxing to the front edge of the text block, offset tanning of the free end pages, ownership details on front paste down slight rubbing of the edges of the jacket.. This is the account of Sir Hugh Foot's career as a British diplomat in some of the most troubled spots around the world. But more important, it provides a fascinating record of a difficult era in world history -- and era when: these are cutting loose from dependency to become fully fledged nations in their own right, and the bitterness of nationalism has erupted throughout the world along with the idealistic call to freedom. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

London: Hodder, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. Lightly yellowing. Dustwrapper foxing. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 256 pp. First Edition, 1964, b&w frontis, Introduction, 11 chapters, index. 16 b&w photos, 4 cartoons, Price clipped. Very light wear dj. Light external wear. Near Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 9". Black cloth with gilt bordered title plate and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..

Harper & Row, New York, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g; 256 pages, indexed, with four cartoons reproduced in the text, and 13 black-and-white photographs in the centre of the book. Original dust jacket is slightly faded on the spine section, and the top edge of the text block is slightly darkened with age, as is the uncut front edge. This is the account of Sir Hugh Foot's career as a British diplomat in some of the most troubled spots around the world. But more important, it provides a fascinating record of a difficult era in world history -- and era when: these are cutting loose from dependency to become fully fledged nations in their own right, and the bitterness of nationalism has erupted throughout the world along with the idealistic call to freedom. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G-; off-white/red spine with green text; first edition; dust jacket exterior has modest soiling wear; cloth exterior has mild wear; good solid binding; text block exterior edges have slight age toning; light offsetting to endpapers; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 257. 1366959. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hodder, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is a bit marked, sunned and worn. Some staining to the boards. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.