The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Biography and Autobiography British Sailors
RCC7167
The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone: Admiral of The Fleet, OM, GCB, KCVO, LLD: A Biography
ISBN
Purchase Price
£88.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
February 21, 2015
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton Limited (1929, London)
Notes
First Edition. In two volumes, with original dust jackets, extremely good condition. This is the original, authorised(presumably - the book was written 36 years before the Hough "Authorised" work) biography of Fisher, written by a fellow sailor who himself enjoyed an illustrious career but who also worked with Fisher during that career. True, the style is dated, but the book is invaluable as it remains the authorised biography. The Foreword (by Bacon) is itself well worth reading. Politicians have, obviously, not changed over the years: particularly Bacon's views about Churchill would probably have him executed for treason today, but of course in the context they deserve to be taken seriously.
Purchase Price
£88.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
February 21, 2015
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton Limited (1929, London)
Notes
First Edition. In two volumes, with original dust jackets, extremely good condition. This is the original, authorised(presumably - the book was written 36 years before the Hough "Authorised" work) biography of Fisher, written by a fellow sailor who himself enjoyed an illustrious career but who also worked with Fisher during that career. True, the style is dated, but the book is invaluable as it remains the authorised biography. The Foreword (by Bacon) is itself well worth reading. Politicians have, obviously, not changed over the years: particularly Bacon's views about Churchill would probably have him executed for treason today, but of course in the context they deserve to be taken seriously.