[Mountbatten (Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma)] An Introduction to Polo, with a Foreword by Lord Wodehouse, number 1 of 100 copies, signed by Wodehouse and inscribed by the author "To Peter [Murphy], the perfect collaborator 'Marco'", plates and illustrations, light spotting, original vellum-backed cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, a little soiled, roan label to spine rubbed at edge, 1931; Speeches..., inscribed by the author "To Peter who Marco-ed the only good speeches in this volume from Dickie", specially bound in full brown leather with Mountbatten coat-of-arms in gilt on upper cover, rubbed, [c.1948]; Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1946, 2 vol. including Appendix, signed by the author on title in green ink and inscribed "To Peter this copy of his Marco Masterpiece with grateful thanks from the principal beneficiary Dickie", folding maps in pocket at end, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and soiled, n.p., [c.1947]; another edition, inscribed by the author "To Peter his Marcopiece with eternal gratitude from Dickie" with accompanying T.L.s. mounted on front pastedown "...I shall bask in the reflected glory of being nearly as great a master of English prose as the Duke of Wellington, and one of these days you will be able to dine out on being the greatest living expert on polo and the higher direction of war..." and with envelope of 5 photographs of Murphy with the Mountbattens loosely inserted, original buckram, spine faded, 1951; and 17 others on Mountbatten and the World Wars, 4to & 8vo (22)

⁂ James "Peter" Murphy (1897-1966) was one of Mountbatten's closest friends since they met at Cambridge. Mountbatten employed Murphy on his staff as a general factotum and confidante and it is evident from the inscriptions in the books that he assisted Mountbatten considerably in his literary output.