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U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by SCHAEFFER Heinz
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kimber,, [1952]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 8 plates, front endpaper plan and rear endpaper map; pale blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip sunned at extreme head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper verso. Vividly written first-hand account by the captain who took his boat to Argentina after the Surrender and created the world-wide rumour that he had carried Hitler with him. THE FIRST EDITION IS NOW SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.430; Law, 1728.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48214
- Title
- U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- SCHAEFFER Heinz
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kimber,
- Date Published
- [1952]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, german navy, kreigsmarine, u-boats, atlantic, submarines, schaeffer, heinz schaeffer
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