TREVELYAN, Humphrey.: The Middle East in Revolution. (Signed). , London: Macmillan, 1970.1st edition. "Lord Trevelyan was the British Ambassador to Egypt at the time of the events that led up to the Suez crisis in 1956; he was also Ambassador to Iraq during the first three years of the revolution, from the days of the RAF in Habbaniya to the British landing in Kuwait in 1961; he was recalled after retirement to be High Commissioner in Aden to conduct the British evacuation in 1967...His book is a first hand-account of diplomacy and action in a period of exceptional difficulty in the Middle East.." Pp.xii/275, maps to endpapers, signed by the author to verso half-title page, very light spotting to closed page edges. Red cloth, dustwrapper has small edge chips but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+. (Book ref. 38456) £20.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Beckham Books Ltd , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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