Fleming (Peter) One’s Company
£225
– A Journey to China
London, Jonathan Cape, 1934.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original decorative cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s.6d.
Chronicles Fleming’s 1933 expedition via the Trans-Siberian Railway through Manchuria and into China, blending travelogue, sharp humour and political observations on early Communist influence and the Japanese presence.
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Mild toning to pages; cloth very good; jacket a little rubbed and marked but overall very good.
Illustrated from photographs taken by the author; jacket artwork by Minns.
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