Author: PARSONS, SIR MICHAEL.
Title: Room to Swing a Cat. The Memoirs of Sir Michael Parsons. (Signed).
Description: Spennymoor: The Memoir Club, 2003. 1841040649. 1st edition. "Told entirely from memory without the encumbrance of diaries or historical assistance..it tells of a young British businessman's life in Calcutta in the last few years before the war and under the British Raj. It goes on to describe his time with the Indian Army, of the fighting through the Malayan campaign and of his subsequent exxperiences as a prisoner of war on the Railway of Death..life in India after the war, working his way up the business ladder against the background of India's Independence.." Pp.xii/356, occasional black & white photo illustrations, inscribed by the author to title page, owner's name to front free endpaper, signed typed letter thanking the inscribee for his review of the book is loosely enclosed. White boards, dustwrapper slightly rubbed to rear. VG/VG.

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