THE TUMULT AND THE SHOUTING: The Memoirs of George Slocombe
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiography of the British journalist and longtime foreign correspondent for the London Daily Herald. Slocombe (1894-1963), whose career began in 1912 with coverage of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, was also the author of the novel Romance of a Dictator (1932), a fictionalized account portraying Benito Mussolini as an opportunistic tyrant reshaping society through fascism, which drew acclaim for its timely critique of modern dictatorship. Octavo: [x], 437, [1, blank] pp. with a frontispiece portrait and 16 illustrations. Original red cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling. The dust jacket is somewhat toned and edgeworn, with some shallow chipping along the top edge; otherwise very good. Very good / Very good. Item #80490
Price: $100.00