Escape: a book of escapes of all kinds arranged and edited with introductions by. . . .
by YEATS-BROWN, F.[rancis]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1937. Thick 8vo. 912 pp. Red cloth, black lettering (slight shelfwear, slight dustsoiling), w/ d.j. vivid Art Deco cover art illustration of escapee by Brien in red & black (minor chipping foot of spine, minor sunning to spine, slight shelfwear), NF/VG copy, w/ former ownership signature on ffep. Second printing of this rousing anthology of tales of escape, espionage, and more. These include: Sir Paul Dukes’ escape from Moscow; prisoner’s of war escaping from the Holzminden POW camp during World War I; escape by Captains Bott & White from an Ottoman POW camp during World War I on a Ukrainian ship; portions of John Grider’s “War Birds” diary, which was published surreptitiously by Springs; Kavanagh’s escape from Lucknow, which earned him the Victoria Cross, and many others. Dustjacket for this printing sports the Brien Art Deco cover art which was not present on the first.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58890
- Title
- Escape: a book of escapes of all kinds arranged and edited with introductions by. . . .
- Author
- YEATS-BROWN, F.[rancis]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1937.
- Keywords
- Military History, Escape, Prisoner of War, POWs, Ottoman Empire, German History, Germany, France, French, Royal Navy, British Army, History, British Empire, Victorian, Aviation, John Grider, Bott, White, Paul Dukes, Lucknow, Kavanagh, Central Asia,
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Vancouver, Washington
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