Canberra, Australia: A Roebuck Book Pirie Printers Pty. Ltd., 1981. Book. G+/VG-. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. The book is bound gray paper-covered boards with gilt title on spine. The corners of the book are bumped as is the spine with discoloration at top of first several pages. The book is INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to the previous owner on the title page and includes a letter from the author to the previous owner. End pages are a maps of the world with the route Palmer took from Australia to Lands End, England. The dust jacket (now in Brodart jacket cover) has several large tears with a chip missing at top of spine. Black and white photos. The author relates his experience of the vessel he was aboard being sunk by a U-boat in WWI; of then joining the Royal Navy. As a Reserve Officer he was called to duty in WWII and assigned the duty of landing commandos in North Africa. His experience in WWII are remarkable. 384 pages plus Index to Illustrations..

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Bookseller: K. L. Givens Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005875
Title: Pedlar Palmer of Tobruk an Autobiography
Author: Palmer, A. B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - G+/VG-
Jacket Condition: G
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0909434212
ISBN 13: 9780909434212
Publisher: A Roebuck Book Pirie Printers Pty. Ltd.
Place of Publication: Canberra, Australia
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: MILITARY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; POW; WWII; AUSTRALIA

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