The Privileged Nightmare
by Romilly, Giles & Alexander, Michael
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1954. Fourth Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor/Poor. 248pp., last two blank, list of illustrations. Buff coloured endpapers. Within the text there are 8 black and white photographs and 2 black and white illustrations. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Shelf wear evident to the top and bottom edges of the book. Loss of colour to the cloth due to moisture has occurred to the top edges of the front and back panels. The spine has become slightly darkened. Dust marks to the top paper edge and there are some dust marks and other marks to the internal pages. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing a German gun on a black background with red and white writing on the front panel and white on the spine. The dustwrapper corners are chipped, and there is chipping to the top and bottom of the dustwrapper spine. The back panel has darkened and there are a few scrapes in the dustwrapper. Dust wrapper is priced clipped on the lower right-hand corner of the front fold over. The authors' shared imprisonment in Germany and subsequent discovery that they were held with some distinguished brethren at Colditz. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Inventory No: 0101571. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101571
- Title
- The Privileged Nightmare
- Author
- Romilly, Giles & Alexander, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Giles Romilly and Michael Alexander -- Memoirs, Colditz -- Memoirs -- Prisoners of War, Military History Biography & Autobiography; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Unbranded Romilly, Giles & Alexan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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