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Something Wholesale: My Life and Times in the Rag Trade (Picador Books) - Softcover

Newby, Eric

 
9780330287784: Something Wholesale: My Life and Times in the Rag Trade (Picador Books)

Synopsis

An overview of the adventures of Eric Newby during his time as a commercial traveller working in the world of haute couture for the family firm of Lane and Newby, from his repatriation as a prisoner-of-war in 1945 until he embarked on his walk in the Hindu Kush in 1956. Last published in 1985.

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About the Author

Eric Newby (1919 - 2006) was an English travel writer, one of the most prolific of the twentieth century.

He served in the Black Watch and Special Boat Section from 1940 onwards, which took him to India, Egypt, and Sicily. This would launch his passion for travelling, which he would continue to do his entire life.

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