BETWEEN THE WOODS AND THE WATER. On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland; The Middle Danube to The Iron Gates
by FERMOR, Patrick Leigh;
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Published by Viking, 1986. First American Edition. 8vo.pp.248, index with 2 page map on coloured paper. Original blue hardcover in pictorial hardcover. Very good copy. After his walk across Europe, 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. He died in 2011.
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- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194455
- Title
- BETWEEN THE WOODS AND THE WATER. On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland; The Middle Danube to The Iron Gates
- Author
- FERMOR, Patrick Leigh;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY,
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Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice