Buy this book on-line Parrott, Cecil : THE SERPENT AND THE NIGHTINGALE Memoirs of a Former British DiplomatFaber & Faber, London, 1977 ISBN 0571108695
Hardcover clean & tight, slight wear/fading to edges, old pencilled prices endpage. Jacket has light scuffing/soiling, not price clipped. 224 pages. B/w photos. The 2nd book of Sir Cecil Parrott's memoirs, sequel to The Tightrope, covering the years from 1945 to 1977. Sir Cecil's knack for enmeshing himself in alarming, improbable situations is as keen as ever. His humour and perceptiveness are undiminished. Parrott served as British Ambassador in Prague from 1945-89, U. N. Political Dept. From 1950-2, Brussels 1952-4, Moscow 1954-7, and Prague from 1960-66, thus completing his career in the Foreign Office. He is a well-known writer and broadcaster. ; 8vo, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Parrott, Cecil : THE SERPENT AND THE NIGHTINGALE Memoirs of a Former British Diplomat. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, libri antichi, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |