HMS Fidelity. [Translated by Mervyn Savill. First English Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO
by JULLIAN Marcel
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Souvenir Press,, 1957. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 11 plates on 8 and an illustration in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The truly remarkable story of a unique vessel - a largely Free French Q-ship enrolled wholesale into the Royal Navy and eventually sunk in the Atlantic in December 1942. This account is based largely on facts provided by Pat O'Leary who survived the sinking to organise the 'Pat' escape routes from France. First published in France in the preceding year. An elegant copy. Enser, p.381; Law, 0861.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41210
- Title
- HMS Fidelity. [Translated by Mervyn Savill. First English Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- JULLIAN Marcel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press,
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, q-ships, hms fidelity, battle of the atlantic, atlantic, jullian, marcel jullian
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...