Altering Course: A Submariner in Fleet Street

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, London Uk, 1992

0850523486 / 9780850523485

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AUTHOR SIGNED HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1992 * Publisher: Leo Cooper.* Binding and cover condition: Red cloth, Gilt title to spine and face. No bumps. Head and tail of spine lightly rubbed. No other visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Author dedication and signature. ?For Ralph Lovell Best Wishes Johnnie Coote, 13.X.92? Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no wear, no marks to text, seems very lightly read, otherwise no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Two 4pp blocks of B/w photos.* Pages: 152 pp. text. ix pp. Index and blank pages at rear.*Description: Clubman, yachtsman and bon viveur Johnnie Coote modestly suggested in the first volume of his autobiography, "Submariner", that he was endowed with a measure of indifference to hardship and the other occupational hazards of submarine warfare. Now he tells how a different but equally desirable form of courage was called for when he left the Royal Navy soon after promotion to Captain and entered the jungle of Fleet Street as an executive trainee in Beaverbrook Newspapers.* A FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. No dust jacket.* He tells how they refused to see they were digging their own graves; and of happier encounters with such titans of the Street as John Gordon, Hugh Cudlipp, John Junor, Chapman Pincher, Charles Wintour and the ageing Canadian autocrat who held nearly all the voting shares. The pace of work, and of play, was hectic, calling for the stamina of a team of oxen. But, unlike most of its competitors, the "Express" had failed to diversify its interests, and the writing was on the wall. Johnnie Coote tells with some sadness of the twilight of the greatest days of Fleet Street and how his far-seeing survival plan fell victim to others' ambitions and blind optimism. He ends on a happier note, describing some of the joys of retirement, with time to read and write, to support the Chichester theatre, go sailing, play Real Tennis and visit his favourite watering-holes, the Garrick Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron.…

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Titel
Altering Course: A Submariner in Fleet Street
Autor
Coote, J.O.
Verlag
Pen & Sword Books Ltd, London Uk
Veröffentlichungsjahr
1992
Zustand
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Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0850523486
ISBN-13
9780850523485
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First Edition
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Cocksparrow Books is a small on-line second hand book store selling for the last 25 years following the closure of our small bookshop in Wadhurst, East Sussex. We specialise in non-fiction and hard to find titles in a number of fields. We also sell early impression fiction in VG condition avoiding more recent best sellers and airport editions. Our condition notes are as detailed as possible to allow purchasers to fully appreciate what they can expect when they buy. We are open to queries and will do our best to respond quickly to text messages and e-mails. Our offerings may not be the cheapest but if you are looking for a positive outcome to a purchase on-line, do consider ordering from us.…

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