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Published by Heinemann, 1956
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Published by Heinemann, London, 1956
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. 1st. (UK) 1st publication. No markings, the front end paper has been removed, thus Good in unclipped Acceptable dust jacket withloss to head and foot of spine and some edge chips and faults; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Navy cloth, map end papers, ix, 252pp, frontis, illustration and 33 B&W illus and photos in text. This is the account of the British commando raid on Bordeaux in 1942 to put German cargo ships out of action. , Foreword by the Earl of Mountbatten of Burma, KG. (1.9 JM HOQ 101/a5 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Published by Heinemann, Melbourne, 1956
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Printing. ix, 252pp, appendices, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket stuck to endpapers, prev owner name on front pastedown, moderate foxing, jacket price clippedwith minor edge wear and one short tear to bottom of rear panel. The daring raid by a tiny force in 5 canoes, of which 2 penetrated 60 miles up the Gironde estuary to Bordeaux and put 6 German cargo ships out of action. A German officer called it the outstanding commando raid of the war. Size: 8vo.