Description
The first edition of Togo: The Authorized Life of Admiral of the Fleet by Major R.V.C. Bodley, inscribed by the author in 1935.
Octavo, xxxi, [32]-288pp, [viii]. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. Complete with frontispiece portrait of Admiral Togo and 15 full page illustrated plates. Bumped top corner and top edge, internally clean. Solid text block. In the publisher’s scarce dust jacket, retail price on spine, tape reinforcement at top edge of spine, light soiling, chips at edges, a scarce example.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “To James Marr / in memory of the pleasant association at the M.G.M. Studio in Hollywood / from the author / R.V.C. Bodley / October, 1935.”
Major R.V.C. Bodley (1892-1970) was a British Army officer and historical author. After serving in World War I, Bodley left the military and traveled extensively in the Middle East, where he immersed himself in Bedouin life and culture. He wrote several books based on his experiences, including Wind in the Sahara and The Messenger, a biography of the Prophet Muhammad. Bodley also explored themes beyond the Middle East, as seen in Togo, his biography of Japanese Admiral T g Heihachir .
