1934-5 An Eastern Chequerboard More Moves on an Eastern Chequerboard

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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of these works. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Two volumes of Sir Harry Luke's travel memoir, recounting his time travelling in the Near East at the beginning of the twentieth century. These works are particularly interesting, as it shows the world as it was leading up to the Second World War. 'An Eastern Chequerboard', published in 1934, illustrated with a frontispiece, and thirty-one plates. Collated, complete. 'More Moves on an Eastern Chequerboard', published in 1935, illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-three plates. Collated, complete. Sir Harry Luke was an official in the British Colonial Office, serving in Barbados, Sierra Leone, Palestine, Malta, Fiji, and more.