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Last Gentleman-Of-War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
by Lochner, R. K
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0870210157
- ISBN 13
- 9780870210150
- Seller
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About This Item
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs and Maps. Bound in red cloth with spine titles stamped in black. First English language edition; no additional printings. Translated by Thea and Harry Lindauer. Well illustrated look at the short but active career of the German cruiser Emden, along with an account of the escape of part of the crew and their subsequent arduous passage to Constantinople. Gift inscription to the half-title, otherwise unmarked. The dust wrapper shows only very faint rubbing - no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight copy with the jacket now in mylar.
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- Friendly Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123553
- Title
- Last Gentleman-Of-War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
- Author
- Lochner, R. K
- Illustrator
- Photographs and Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (NAP)
- ISBN 10
- 0870210157
- ISBN 13
- 9780870210150
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR I GERMAN NAVY EMDEN FAR EAST INDIA MALDIVES CHINA NORTH KEELING CRUISER AYESHA
- Bookseller catalogs
- War and Military;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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