About this title: This fake diary was the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. 'Among the diplomats of Europe my name is a household word' notes the author. 'I say this in no boastful spirit. It just happens to be so'. And so, indeed, it seems. For here are intimate recollections of the author's friends and acquaintances in high social and diplomatic circles right across Europe during the first decades of the 20th century - from Lord Northcliffe, 'The Napoleon of Fleet Street' to Warriors (Kitchener, Marshal Joffre); Empire Builders (Rhodes, ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix Press, London
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Clean, tight and unmarked. xxviii, 258 pp. "First published in 1926, this celebrated hoax became an immediate bestseller--and the subject of a famous court case. The originally anonymous author put forth delicious, intimate recollections of his friends and acquaintances in the highest social and diplomatic circles all across Europe. " read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix Press, London, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. BI2-A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. With an introduction by Michael Holroyd. A diary of the shadowy manoeuvres, the expedient alliances, the posturings, the quiet coups, and the indiscretions, blunders, and pre-occupations of the dominant European political personalities of the early part of the 20th century. The author ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix Press, London
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Clean, tight and unmarked. xxviii, 258 pp. "First published in 1926, this celebrated hoax became an immediate bestseller--and the subject of a famous court case. The originally anonymous author put forth delicious, intimate recollections of his friends and acquaintances in the highest social and diplomatic circles all across Europe. " read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix Pr, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 258 pages. First published in 1926, this celebrated hoax became an immediate bestseller--and the subject of a famous court case. The originally anonymous author put forth delicious, intimate recollections of his friends and acquaintances in the highest social and diplomatic circles all across Europe. From the "Napoleon of Fleet Street" to warriors, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 2000/08/17
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Collectible-Good. No inscriptions, pages good, although slightly yellowed. No dust jacket, hardback. Published by John Lane The Bodley head Ltd, Reprinted in 1926. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Very Good. This celebrated hoax was published anonymously in 1926 and became an immediate best-seller. It was quickly the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. Very Good Paperback. read more
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London; The Bodley Head
Date Published: 1926
Description: Fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 1. pp. 258. read more
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London; The Bodley Head
Date Published: 1926
Description: Fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 17/08/2000
ISBN-13:9781842121979ISBN:1842121979
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
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