The English Country House : A Grand Tour
by Gervase Jackson-Stops; James Pipkin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0821215981
- ISBN 13
- 9780821215982
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company / National Gallery of Art, 1985-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x10x1. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Binding slightly cocked. Moderate toning. <br> "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code." - Obit. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2206140059
- Title
- The English Country House : A Grand Tour
- Author
- Gervase Jackson-Stops; James Pipkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0821215981
- ISBN 13
- 9780821215982
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company / National Gallery of Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985-10-01
- Size
- 10x10x1
- X weight
- 54 oz
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