New York, NY: Trident, 1965. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Trident, 1965. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt and light blue lettering embossed on spine, black endpapers, blue stain on top edge of text block, 340 pp. This unique novel describes the wild pilgrimage of Bronx-born Buck Sweeney: freeloader, Irish buffoon, swinger and sometimes Catholic, as he traipses across Europe to search out, honor and indelibly perpetuate under the auspices of the Wettlaufer Foundation, the deeds of those noble Christians who had aided Jews in eluding death at the hands of the Nazis. An engaging and disarmingly entertaining book! Appears unread. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

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Bookseller: Respectful Exits (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: EM-B1215-12
Title: The Legion of Noble Christians: Or: The Sweeney Survey
Author: Green, Gerald
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Trident
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1965
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: WORLD WAR II FRIENDS EUROPE AIDING JEWS TO ESCAPE NAZIS
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Literature and Fiction;

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