Retreat From Glory

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. first edition, as stated.. hardcover. Fair. Large octavo, black cloth covers, 348 pages. Frontis. portrait of author. No dust jacket. Dampstained on rear cover, and across top edge of pages in the last third of the book. Does not affect text. Spine title faded, and wear at head and foot of… Read more about this item

Putnam,, [1934]. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. The author's escape from Russia after the Revolution, his return to England, and his years in Central Europe between the wars

New York: G. P. Putnam's. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. The follow up to his book "Secret Agent"-- this book conveys his impressions of his work in post-war Central Europe written in his engaging and nuanced style. Indexed. Previous owner name on end paper. Spine darkened and spine lettering. … Read more about this item

London, Putnam, 1934. . First edition; 8vo; map endpapers; publisher's blue cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket a little chipped and spotted, but overall very good. 'R.H. Bruce Lockhart finished his Memoirs of a British Agent with his return from Russia. Now in Retreat from Glory his curtain rises on the drama of Central Europe after Versailles. His boyish enthusiasms… Read more about this item

Putnam, 1934. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, P. 372pp, endpaper maps, cloth rubbed & bumped, cloth stained, hinges weak, split at the head of the spine, a reading copy only. Account of Eastern Europe after the First World War. Lockhart travels along the Rhine, Elbe & Danube having a series of adventures as a raconteur & journalist.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. First Edition. 372 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains ex-libris plate. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to reverse of half title page. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards.… Read more about this item

Putnam, 1934. First Edition. Small owner inscription. Very Good to Near Fine condition.

London: Putnam, 1935. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. An insightful autobiographical espionage thriller. Second Edition. Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart KCMG (2 September 1887 – 27 February 1970), was a journalist, author, secret agent, British diplomat in Moscow and Prague, and footballer. His 1932 book Memoirs of a British Agent became an international… Read more about this item

London: Putnam, 1934 second impression of first edition, black and white duo toned cloth, DW rubbed and chipped at spine ends and corners, soiled backstrip, 372pp, map endpapers, Central and east European politics, diplomacy and espionage with the authors views on the growing strength of Hitler's Nazi party movement, in Germany, Austria and other countries. First Edition. Cloth. Very… Read more about this item

Putnam, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. First Published. 372 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to half-title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

New York: Putnam, 1934. Hardcover. Good/Good. Second edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Edges of pages slightly brown. Water wrinkle to cover. Dustwrapper worn and torn. Dustwrapper brown. 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.

New York: Garden City, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hardcover with Very good minus dustwrapper. Later printing. Name on front endpaper. Text clean. Dustwrapper price clipped. One inch tear and crease on bottom edge to front dustwrapper. Dustwrapper spine brown. Dustwrapper faded.

London, Putman, (1935).. Second Edition; 8vo; pp. (viii), 372; map endpapers, index; original black and white cloth with black title on spine, minor browning to cloth, previous owner's name on half title page, good copy.

New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1938. hardcover. Book VG: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, toning/offset to endpapers, ex libris bookplate on FFEP, text clean, binding tight./DJ VG: age toning, rubbing. 8vo 348pp. from front flap: "Thousands of enthusiastic readers of British Agent will be delighted to learn that Bruce Lockhart has written the story of… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Illustrated with photo frontispiece. Binding is cloth boards.

Putnam, London, 1943. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 372 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Putnam, London, 1943. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. Tanned pages with foxing on end pages. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. Dust Jacket… Read more about this item

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. First Edition . Cloth. Good. (1st) Black cloth, gilt very good on front, dull and rubbed on spine, 348 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Lockhart with facsimile signature. Ink note on first front end paper, dated 1934. Bottom tips slightly bumped, 3" tear at spine between inside front cover and first front end paper, very… Read more about this item

Putnam, 1948. 4th impression of 2nd edition.. Hardback. Cloth, G+. 372pp, index, cloth a little rubbed & bumped, cloth marked & spine faded, a fair copy. Account of Eastern Europe after the First World War. Lockhart travels along the Rhine, Elbe & Danube having a series of adventures as a raconteur & journalist.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Wear to cloth , especially where back panel connects to spine. otherwise , a tight , sound book.

Putnam, 1934. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. Rear hinge starting to crack. Bookplate..