Journal Of A Student At Arms (SCARCE HARDBACK LIMITED FIRST EDITION , FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FRANCIS SALVESEN)

Bristol: Warrior Enterprises, 1989. NrF/VG+. First Edition, First Edition in d/w. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION FROM THE AUTHOR, FRANCIS SALVESEN. This being number 179 of 500, signed at the Army and Navy Club, London at the book launch 2nd December 1989. There is a hand-written note on the front paste-down which reads, 'Charlotte/An insider's view of Sandhurst,/where Uncle Hugo won his spurs,/the author, an old Fettesian,/is a relation of Neville Salvesen,/who was one of my close friends at/Fettes, and Simon Cooper - the General/who writes the Foreword is married/to Juliet (formerly Palmer) who was/a dance partner of your father's many/years ago and a daughter of one of/Gigi's closest wartime friends - Cicely/Somerset./Love from Papa'. D/w has a couple of short edge tears (longest 24mm); else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first limited edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR FRANCIS SALVESEN. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Francis Salvesen. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.