An Asiatic Romance
London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1953. First edition. 8vo, 142 pp, bound in publisher's original full black cloth titled in blue at the spine.
A satirical novel involving the misadventures of three Englishmen in the mountains of Central Asia. 'Mr. Sisson hasused an elaborate fantasy to to help make his point that the perfect civil servant is a pettifogging bombast, a false bibliophile and and a monstrous flatterer." - Calcutta Statesman, quoted in Kubasiewicz et al, p.81.
Fine in a near fine jacket a little faded at the spine and lightly rubbed at extremities. Item #30075
Price: $30.00
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