BUCHAN, John.
Memory Hold-the-Door.
London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD , 1943.
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"This preoccupation with the classics was the happiest thing that could have befallen me. It gave me a standard of values. To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education": First Edition of John Buchan's Memory Hold-the-Door
Finely bound edition of this reflective autobiography of John Buchan. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. In near fine condition.
John Buchan (1875–1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and public servant whose career combined literary achievement with imperial administration. Educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, Buchan gained international recognition for his adventure fiction, most notably The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), while also producing works of history and biography. During the First World War he served in British intelligence and later held political office, culminating in his appointment as Governor General of Canada (1935–1940). Memory Hold-the-Door (1940) is Buchan’s autobiographical memoir, written during his tenure as Governor General of Canada and published shortly before his death. The work departs from strict chronology in favor of reflective essays on formative experiences, tracing Buchan’s Scottish upbringing, Oxford education, literary career, political service, and engagement with imperial governance.
Memory Hold-the-Door.
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