A Rebel For A Horse Thurlow Craig, C W

Charles William (C W ) Thurlow Craig. A Rebel for a Horse. Arthur Barker Ltd, London 1934. Scarce First Edition. Externally crimson cloth boards that are a bit faded in parts and spine which is damaged, tears, ragged margins and faded, but largely complete and black stamped titles all readable. Internally very good, with light age toning, a contemporary owner's signature in ink to ffep, otherwise clean with no markings. Text tight and clean and all plates complete. 8 3/4" x 6". pp 320 plus map. C W Thurlow Craig led a remarkable life, signing up to fight in the Navy in the First War and serving in the Second War too. His adventures amongst the gauchos of South America were the foundations of this his first book. His later works reflected more travels and then the gentler interests of wildlife and countryside ways that filled many books and was the basis of his long-running and popular column in the Daily Express. This book, his first and a first edition is a scarce copy of an important book in 20th Century travel and nature writing. Although the spine is in poor condition and there is no dust jacket it remains a collectible volume.