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$445.00
2i13/12

13 Days: The Chronicle of an Escape From a German Prison


CAUNTER, J.A.L.

Scarce, First edition in d/w + band, octavo, red cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & black lettering to front board with black boarder, frontispiece, xv + 224pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight creasing to rear board, moderate browning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG- (light soiling, light browning to spine, small closed tears to spine extrems repaired with sellotape leaving tape residue staining)

PUBLISHER: G. Bell & Sons 1918

KEYWORDS: Germany POW prisoner of war prisons World War One WW1 history military

$375.00
2i13/13

Comrades in Captivity: A Record of Life in Seven German Prison Camps


HARVEY, FREDERICK WILLIAMS

First edition, Super octavo, dark orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, front board with black ruling, frontispiece, xi + 319pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing & light browning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to half title page, light browning to eps, bookseller's stamp to fep)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1920

KEYWORDS: World War One WW1 Prisoners prisons Germany Harvey Frederick Williams autobiography British POW prisoners of war military history

$100.00
2i13/14

Outwitting the Hun: My Escape From a German Prison Camp


O'BRIEN, PAT

Scarce UK First edition, octavo, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, black motif to boards, xii + 266pp, 6pp adverts, VG (light fading to spine, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, two small patches of fading to boards, light foxing & moderate browning to page edges, light browning to eps, very light sporadic foxing thoughout)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1918

KEYWORDS: Autobiography World War One WW1 history military Germany Prisons prisoner of war POW

$50.00
2i13/15

Der Luftkrieg im Raum Koblenz 1944/45: Eine Darstellung Seines Verlaufs, Seiner Auswirkungen und Hintergrunde


SCHNATZ, HELMUT

Text in German, Super octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering spine & front board, xiv + 592pp, illus, Nr Fine (very slight soiling to page edges, bookseller's label to fep) in d/w VG+ (covered in clear contact, very light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Harald boldt Verlag 1981

KEYWORDS: World War Two WW2 Germany Koblenz History aviation Aerial operations American,

$100.00
2i13/18

Flying Years


KEITH, C.H.

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, red motif to front board, green eps, frontispiece,top page edges coloured blue, xii + 315pp, illus, VG (ligth bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light rubbing & light fading to boards, light foxing & light browning to page edges) in d/w VG (light soiling, light rubbing, light browning to spine, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton (n/d)

KEYWORDS: C H Keith Great Britain Royal Air Force RAF aviation Aerial operations Airmen history autobiography

$40.00
2i13/19

Escape a Thousand Miles to Freedom


MURRAY, M.

Octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 260pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light rubbing, light bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: White Lion Publishers 1974

KEYWORDS: New Guinea Harry Murray history biography World War Two WW2 Australia New Ireland Island

$40.00
2i13/25

The Mikado's Guests: A Story of Japanese Captivity


BANCROFT, A. & ROBERTS, R. G.

octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 171pp, VG (moderate tanning to page edges, light rubbing to boards, light bruising to board corners & spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Patersons Printing Press (n/d)

KEYWORDS: Burma Siam Railroa World War Two WW2 autobiography Australian Prisoners of war POW military history

$225.00
2i13/27

Between Two Fires


TIERCE, ANTOINETTE & MAY, J. LEWIS

First edition octavo, red boards with orange lettering to spine & front board, red motif to front board, frontispiece, top page edges coloured orange, xviii + 301pp + 6pp, illus, VG (ligth rubbing & light soiling to boards, very light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w Poor (several closed tears to edges, 2cm losses to either end of spine, tears repaired internally with lots of brown tape, light soiling, light tanning, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: John Lane the Bodley Head 1931

KEYWORDS: AntoinetteTierce EscapesFrance German occupation World War One WW1 military history biography

$225.00
2i13/28

Prisoners and Captives


MOLONY, W. O'SULLIVAN

First edition, scarce in d/w, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, x + 306pp, VG (light soiling to spine, light tanning & light foxing to page edges, very light foxing to first few pages) in d/w VG (price clipped, light tanning & moderate staining to spine, moderate to upper spine, light rubbing, light soiling, light bruising to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1933

KEYWORDS: W O'Sullivan Molony World War One WW1 military history Prisoner of war POW prisons Ruhleben Germany Concentration camp

$85.00
2i13/30

Six Years in the Prisons of England by a Merchant


HENDERSON, FRANK (ed)

lacks fep, octavo, purple boards with gilt lettering to spine, vii + 254pp, VG- (moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising to spine extrems, ligth fading to spine, library label to fep, small dampstain to edge of first few pages, moderate tanning to boards, light sporadic foxing to pages, moderate soiling to eps, internal hinges cracked-boards sligthly shaky)

PUBLISHER: Richard Bently 1869

KEYWORDS: Prisons Prisoners England Great Britain history biography

$16.50
xxraa116291

Solid Joys And Lasting Treasure; An Historical Companion to Many Favourite Hymns


WHITTLE, TYLER

octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus, 281pp VG+ in VG d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: ross anderson publications 1985

KEYWORDS: hymns religion christianity music history arts

$30.00
xxrab116308

Wellintton; A Capital Century


MCGILL, DAVID

first edition quarto cloth boards, 325pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: transpress 2003

KEYWORDS: new zealand wellington history david mcgill

$22.50
xxrab116331

Glastonbury; Ancient Avalon, New Jerusalem (revised edition)


ROBERTS, ANTHONY (ed)

quarto illus light card covers, illus 176pp VG ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: rider and company 1978

KEYWORDS: esoterica occult history glastonbury

$32.50
xxrab116332

Memorials of Old Chelsea


BEAVER, ALFRED

imperial octavo cloth boards, 428pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: s r publishers 1971

KEYWORDS: history chelsea alfred beaver

$25.00
xxrab116333

Down Under the Table; The History of the First 25 Years of Round Table in New Zealand


LUKEY, LYALL & CARGILL, GRAHAM

octavo illus light card covers, 216pp, illus, dated, inscribed and SIGNED by Luke Lyall VG ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: christchurch printing company 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history politics signed

$25.00
xxrab116334

All Souls Studies: John Martin en France (text in French)


SEZNEC, JEAN

small quarto cloth boards, 53pp, illus VG+ in VG d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: faber and faber 1964

KEYWORDS: art history biography john martin france languages french

$16.50
xxrab116336

Black Prince; The Biography of Fintan Patrick Walsh


HUNT, GRAEME

Super octavo illus light card covers, 288pp, illus VG+ ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: penguin 2004

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history fintan patrick walsh politics unions

$24.50
xxrab116343

Stanier 2-8-0 8F; A Study of the Stanier LMSR Class 8F Locomotive


TYLER, KEITH & BOND, JOHN & WILKINSON, ALAN (eds)

imperial octavo cloth boards with illus eps, 96pp, illus VG+ in VG d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: d bradford barton n.d.

KEYWORDS: locomotives transport railways steam history trains

$25.00
xxrab116344

Southern Steam - South and East


CREER, STANLEY

super octavo cloth boards, 96pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: d bradford barton 1973

KEYWORDS: history locomotives steam railways transport trains

$25.00
xxrab116345

Southern Steam Locomotive Survey; The Urie Classes


FAIRCLOUGH, TONY & WILLS, ALAN (eds)

super octavo cloth boards, 96pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: d bradford barton 1977

KEYWORDS: locomotives history steam railways transport trains

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