The synopsis from the jacket, the front flp, has been pasted onto the front end paper, which in turn has been clipped at the head. The front paste down has a book plate from Melbourne University's Union House which states that the book was a gift of Dr. A. E. Rowden White. There is also a handwritten inscription above it: "an excellent book; recommend it to everyone A.E. Rowden White" "Leopold Charles Maurice[1] Stennett Amery CH (22 November 1873 - 16 September 1955), usually known as Leo Amery or L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative Party politician and journalist, noted for his interest in military preparedness, British India and the British Empire and for his opposition to appeasement......Amery was a noted sportsman, especially famous as a mountaineer. He continued to climb well into his sixties, especially in the Swiss Alps but also in Bavaria, Austria, Yugoslavia, Italy and the Canadian Rockies, where Mount Amery is named after him. He enjoyed skiing as well. He was a member of the Alpine Club (serving as its president, 1943-1945) and of the Athenaeum and Carlton Clubs." (Wikipedia)