The Piper of Pax Life of Lord Baden-Powell 1931 HC DJ 2nd Ed Scouting Biog

🔑 Key Details:

• Title: The Piper of Pax: The Life Story of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell

• Author: E.K. Wade

• Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd / The Scout Offices, London

• Year of Publication: 1931

• Edition: Second and Enlarged Edition

• Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (protected in removable sleeve)

• Pages: Approx. 192

• Language: English

• Genre: Biography / Scouting / Youth Movement

• Notable Figures: Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement

📖 Mini Story or Hook:

Discover the remarkable life of Lord Baden-Powell, the visionary behind the global Scouting movement. In The Piper of Pax, E.K. Wade charts the journey of a soldier, artist, and inspirational leader whose legacy shaped the lives of generations of young people. This 1931 edition is an evocative tribute filled with admiration, insight, and historical resonance.

📚 Condition:

Condition: Good – see detailed notes below.

This is a vintage hardcover biography in collectible condition:

• Original dust jacket is present, with wear and creasing along edges and spine; protected in removable archival sleeve.

• Clean green cloth boards beneath, with some wear to edges and binding.

• Interior pages are intact and unmarked except for a neat inscription on the front free endpaper:
  "Hahndorf, SA. Dec 2021. For PA"

• Age-related foxing present on endpapers and page edges, consistent with vintage books of this age.

• Binding is sound with some cosmetic cracking to inner hinge, but all pages are secure.

• No library stamps, tears, or missing pages.

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