COOPER, Artemis [Patrick Leigh Fermor].
Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure.
London: John Murray , 2012.
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First Edition of Artemis Cooper's Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure
First edition, early printing of this biography on bestselling travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure (2012) by Artemis Cooper is an authorized biography of the renowned British travel writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor, offering a detailed account of his remarkable and unconventional life. Drawing on personal archives, letters, and interviews, Cooper traces Fermor’s early journey on foot across Europe in the 1930s, his distinguished service as a Special Operations Executive officer in Crete during World War II—including his role in the abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe—and his later literary career. The biography also explores his complex personality, relationships, and enduring connection to Greece, where he spent much of his life.
Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure.
$55.00
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