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Murray, Sir Archibald.
Sir Archibald Murray's Despatches (June 1916-June 1917).
Publisher: J M Dent & Sons Ltd/ E P Dutton, London & Toronto/ New York;
Date of Publication: 1920
Stock Code: 9295
FIRST EDITION, association copy. Tall octavo. xii, 229 pp. 6 plates including frontispiece of General Murray with facsimile signature below, plus 3 sketch map plates. Publishers’ charcoal grey cloth with gilt titles and motif to upper board and spine; blind fillet to upper board. Gilt to spine a little dull; slight wear to corners and spine tips. From the library of Oskar Teichman with his armorial bookplate to front paste-down, and long satirical manuscript list of notables and their nicknames referred to as the ‘The Song of the Yeoman (Gaza-Beersheba Outpost Line, Mat 1917)’. Numerous newspaper clippings written by Teichman pasted to rear blanks and endpapers. Wants Portfolio of 4 folding maps. A Very Good copy. General Sir Archibald Murray (1860-1945) served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring as Chief of Staff to the British Expeditionary Force after the retreat from Mons, but serving as Chief of Imperial General Staff laying the foundation for the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. These despatches refer to Murray’s crucial role during his service as Commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1916-17. Former owner Oskar Teichman served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1914-1918, was mentioned in dispatches three times and seriously wounded twice; after the war he contributed to many publications on military and historical topics, and amongst other titles he wrote “The Diary of a Yeomanry M. O.” published in 1921. Scarce. £95.00