specially employed story british aid de buckmaster maurice (5 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Hardback without dustjacket; exlib, library binding, usual library stamps; blemish to edge of pages, some creasing, marks and tears to pages, corners of a few pages torn off (not affecting text) in marked and faded boards. First edition. A tatty reference copy. ; 200 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First. nice copy in nice dust jacket; inscribed by Buckmaster; includes letter from Buckmaster. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition (?). Boards with edge and corner wear, rubbing, fading. Inside boards & Endpapers spotting / foxing marks, discolouration, previous owners name & date on fep. Binding loose at first few pages exposing netting, Pages with a little spotting, age discolouration, A Good personal copy. **476g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE12236.

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 17 plates on 14, 2 illustrations (one full-page) and full-page map in the text; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. One of the earliest separate publications on the activities of Special Operations Executive by the Head of French Section. 'I do not claim that the incidents described in these pages are completely factually accurate' (Preface). 'Quite so' responds Foot, although he is also the first to recognise the restrictions placed upon the author at the time. Enser, p.410; Foot, p.455.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 200pp., frontis., b/w plates, Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with small closed tear & slight edge-wear.