We Die Alone
by Howarth, David
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Reprint Society, 1957. some creasing and a couple of small tears to dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, original owners name and date (March 1957) on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the adventures of Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud, the sole survivor of a group of twelve men intending to sabotage a German air base, whose boat was sunk by the Germans off Toftefjord in the far north of Norway in March 1942. He eventually made it to Sweden eighty days later. Originally published in May 1955, this is a book club edition from 1957 issued by the Reprint Society. 211pp, 23 b&w illustrations and a map.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012701
- Title
- We Die Alone
- Author
- Howarth, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WW2, Norwegian-resistance, Mountain-Survival
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY / Military / World War II;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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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....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...