LIGHT ON A DARK HORSE. An Autobiography. (1901-1935.) de CAMPBELL, Roy

Hollis & Carter, London. 1951. 1st. edn. Hardback in unclipped dustwrappe. 8vo. pp347. Orig. brown cloth, gilt to spine. Book in VG condition with three little brown splashes (coffee?) to foredges in tatty d/w held together with sellotape (scotch-tape). "Here is the story of a man of many parts- one of our greatest living lyric poets, soldier, traveller, bull-fighter, horse-trader, circus performer, literary critic and radio personality-all these Roy Campbell has been in his time. Few men have led a life so packed with events and of such varied kinds; and few are better qualified to make a thrilling and entertaining tale of their experiences.hunting game in Rhodesia; fishing for sharks and battling with octopuses; life in a deep-sea whaler; horse-breaking and bull-fighting, treasure-hunting and jousting among the gypsies of the Camargue; romance and poverry in London's literary Bohemia; Spain and the Spanish in the uneasy prelude to the Civil War -these are only some of many unforgettable impressions of a crowded and exciting story."