Les Centurions
by Larteguy, Jean
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Neuchatel: Nouvelle Bibliothque, 1966. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. octavo. pictorial boards 487pp., Novel about a group of French Paratroop Officers captured by the Vietminh, then their exploits in Algeria. Spine lifting from boards o/w a nice copy. FRENCH TEXT
Synopsis
The Centurions is a novel written by French journalist and former soldier Jean Lartéguy. It was translated from the original French into English by Xan Fielding. The novel included the first use of the so-called "ticking time bomb" scenario. In 1966, The Centurions was adapted into a motion picture, Lost Command, that starred Anthony Quinn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72903
- Title
- Les Centurions
- Author
- Larteguy, Jean
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st ed. thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nouvelle Bibliothque
- Place of Publication
- Neuchatel
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- octavo
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
We are a general, Internet only bookseller with 25 years experience, specialising in Military & Russian material. We have operated on-line for 9 years
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...