Lt Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell : My Adventures as a Spy 1915

My Adventures as a Spy

By Lieut.-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Published by C. Arthur Pearson,  London, 1915. Presentation Edition as stated on the copyright page and published in the same year as the first edition. Hardback, 8vo, decorative cloth binding, 159 pages, with colour frontispiece and half-tone illustrations and numerous line sketches by the author.

This book by the soldier, writer and founder of the world Scouting movement, recounts Baden-Powell's experiences in espionage during his military career, and talks about 'the sport of spying'. Details some of his adventures scouting out military emplacements in foreign countries, establishing a cover and collecting information. Also details the different types of spies. Baden-Powell shows that spying is a craft that can be learned, but also requires a certain intelligence and ability to swiftly improvise and adapt to situations in the field. The book acts as a great introduction to the field-craft of being a spy. Illustrated with the author's own sketches.

CONDITION
A good copy of the first presentation edition. The cloth binding is good with some light rubbing around the spine ends. Name scored out on front endpaper plus previous owners address written in pen. Some spotting to the half-title page. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout with perhaps the odd thumb mark to the margins. Overall a good copy.

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