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Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ has some scuffing/holes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Gift message in front. Pages look unused. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1980, See images for condition. [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Land Called Lost Book by Denis Lunn | In this account, Denis Lunn recounts a young man's experiences in Persia in the 1930s, focusing on the junior employees of the British-owned and controlled Imperial Bank of Persia. The narrative presents the bank through the perspective of its younger staff and describes the men who travelled to the Middle East to work there. | The book offers a picture of these employees, the circumstances they encountered and the part they played in the region's economic and commercial life. It considers their experiences in relation to the view that contact between developed and underdeveloped countries was chiefly exploitative, presenting the work and influence of the bank's staff as part of a more complex account of British involvement in Persia. (SP).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. [2], 241 pp., previous owner's inscription verso front cover, light soiling to jacket, otherwise copy clean & in very good condition. This work is a young's man experiences in the Persia of the Thirties. From the point of view of its junior employees, the author recounts the story of the 'Banki Shaki' (the British controlled and managed Imperial Bank of Persia, and provides a living picture of the life of the young men who went to work in the Middle East at that time. #35575.…

1st. Ed. 8vo. 241pp. Signed by the author on f.e.p. Original boards with d/w, chipped and rubbed. Persia in the 1930s. ISBN 0 85955 079 6 US$15.

Zustand: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre brochure programme. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 32 pages with photographs of the characters from the production. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 127pp. Blue cloth w gilt title to spine in a complete dust-jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to half-title. Illustrated in colour. Clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Signed and dated by author. pages look unused. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1983, See images for condition. [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Rags of Time Book by Denis Lunn | The Rags of Time continues Denis Lunn's account of his life and work with the Imperial Bank of Iran, following his earlier book about his youth and early days with the bank in London, Teheran and Baghdad. In this volume, his more senior position gives him a wider view of the bank's affairs and of life in the Middle East. | The book chronicles a period in which the bank greatly expanded its operations across the region and later became a member of the Hong Kong Bank Group. It also recounts journeys that reveal both the appeal of travel and the discomforts that can deter less adventurous travellers. At its centre is Lunn's interest in and enjoyment of his work and life in the Middle East, including a confrontation with Soviet guards during the occupation of East Iran. (SP).…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A compelling signed and first edition account of Lunn's exciting and intense life and works in the Middle East. This is an interesting account of the journeys, life and work of Denis Lunn in the Middle East. The volume conveys the authors enjoyment of his life and work whilst being in the Middle East. The Rags of Time is a sequel to his previous book A Land Called Lost where he accounts his youth and early days with the Imperial Bank of Iran in London, Tehran and Baghdad.Signed by the author on the half title page:With the complements and kind words of the authorDenis Lunn25 x 11 1990In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, extremely smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The spine is faded and there are some marks to the wraps and a small tear to the front wrap. Fine. none (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Working in Iran the authors experiences Signed as well as Letter enclosed to anothe rauthor in fine cond. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. Both volumes SIGNED by the author. Volume 1: A Land Called Lost; 1980, 241 pages. Volume 2: The Rags of Time; 1983, 258 pages. Pages are all in very good, clean condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spines. Faint stains on the lower cover of volume 2. Corners not bumped. Volume 2 has mapped endpapers. Yellow, illustrated DJs with very light wear on the corners and edges. Not price clipped. VG+/VG. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

First edition, 8vo, (vi), 258 pp. Map endpapers, inscribed on the half title by the author. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine slightly faded, some mild marks.