Author: Charles Drage
Title: General of Fortune: The Story of One-Arm Sutton
Description: London, White Lion Publishers, 1973. Cloth. A smart copy of this biography of Major General Frank "One-Arm" Sutton, with photographs and the original unclipped dust wrapper. White Lion edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten photographs across eight plates, and three maps. Collated complete. The story of Frank Sutton, a man of many careers and outstanding achievements, an English adventurer known as "One-Arm Sutton" after losing part of an arm by a hand grenade at the Battle of Gallipoli where he was awarded the Military Cross. Throughout his life he worked in civil engineering in Argentina, Mexico, and the US; held a commission in the Royal Engineers during World War I; built railways in Mexico and Argentina; mined for gold in Siberia and Korea; and became a major general for the Chinese warlord Zhang Zuolin. Written by Charles Drage, a British serviceman who served during the First World War, including Gallipoli. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Chipping to the panel edges with the odd small closed tear. Sunning to the spine with the odd mark to the panels, including a white mark to the front panel. A 1" closed tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the fore edge and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

Keywords: General Fortune One-Arm Sutton Frank Sutton Fortune Not Stated


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