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Scribner, 1955. Hardcover . Good +. 256 pp

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Yellow covers in a green & red pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 253 pages. A reading copy - text underlined, bottom edge of the covers are stained, dust jacket torn

Panther, 1957. vg+. vg+ 1st Panther 634 1957 edition new cover paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Arthur Baker, London, 1955. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. The dust jacket has lost the top quarter of the rear panel, and the same of the spine, the front panel has a tear at the spine, with loss, & another tear at the middle of the bottom edge. Top edge tinted dark red. Bookseller's rubberstamp at the top of the inside of the front cover, and there is at the top of the front end page a birthday wish to Zaida on his 70th birthday. Foxing to the front edge of the text block. The cloth of the cover is faded on the spine, and mottled with light foxing.Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Wingate's career was both chequered and distinguished. He won his 1st DSO operating against the Arabs in Palestine in 36 – 39 but was subsequently sent home because his activities on behalf of the Jews had become embarrassing to the British authorities. He saw subsequent action in Burma and is mainly remembered for the Chindit operation Second Impression. Size: 8vo -… Read More

Arthur Baker, London, 1955. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Top edge tinted dark red. Bookseller's sticker inside of the front cover, and there are ownership details on the front endpages Foxing to the front edge of the text block. The cloth of the cover is faded on the spine, and mottled with light foxing. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Wingate's career was both chequered and distinguished. He won his 1st DSO operating against the Arabs in Palestine in 36 – 39 but was subsequently sent home because his activities on behalf of the Jews had become embarrassing to the British authorities. He saw subsequent action in Burma and is mainly remembered for the Chindit operation The dust jacket is chipped across the top edge and is torn on the spine at the bottom left for about 2 inches. No other damage to describe. Second Impression. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying… Read More

Arthur Barker, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. the jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn, small tears. mild tanning. light marks. ownership inscription and plate. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Arthur Barker, 1955 Copy in red cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Front edge of upper and loser oards have suffered dmap discolouration. Jacket chipped and creased around edges with several small pieces missing. Occasional list foxing to folio lower edges. Folio fore-edges have a few small dirty marks, but contents clean with b/w plates.

Arthur Barker Ltd, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Jacket is torn and marked.Previous ownership stamp.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Good hardcover with dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. 256pp Includes 9 b/w illustrations. Biography of the controversial and unconventional Orde Wingate, best known for leading the irregular Chindits behind Japanese lines in Burma. Light wear/chipping to dj.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Hardcover. 10mo; G/G-; green/red spine with off-white text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight wear to front; some rubbing and buckling to rear; spine has light sun aging; few chips to edges; damp staining showing inside dj with slight sticking to rear; damp stain to rear flap; cloth exterior has some damp staining; mild lean to spine; textblock exterior edges have mild toning; light offset to endpapers; frontispiece; damp staining towards gutter to frontispiece; other small stains to head edge to few last pages; otherwise interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 256. 1352504. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: (1955), 1956. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + DJ. Photographs. 256 Pp. Second Printing, Near Fine In Lightly Used Dj, A Couple Of Tiny Losses And A 1/8" Closed Tear, Spine A Little Darkened. Medical Bookplate On Front Endpaper, No Other Marks.

London : Arthur Barker Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered red cloth, price clipped dust jacket, illustrated in b/w, 8vo.

Arthur Barker, 1955. DJ clean with tears to top of spine & bottom corner, & on back, slight edgewear & creases. Inside clean & tight. Reprint. Very Good/Good. M. Hardback.

NY:: Scribner's,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. B001UMWI5M . First printing. Very good in a very good dust jacket. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "Picking his way carefully among fact and legend, idolization and belittlement, Mr. Mosley tells the Wingate story with tact and skill and unrelaxing readability." - dust jacket. "The story of probably the most incredible and controversial military figure to emerge from World War II." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name and armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper. Average wear to price-clipped just jacket which is preserved in mylar. A sound copy. Enser p.477..