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Ticket to Hell Via Dieppe. From a Prisoner's Wartime Log 1942-1945
by Prouse, A. Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vvery/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0906671620
- ISBN 13
- 9780906671627
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Webb & Bower, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. vvery/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. prologue by author, five appendices. Illustrated endpapers – showing a montage of photographs and documents from World War II. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs, reproductions of documents, cartoons and maps. Between pages 48 and 49 there are eight pages of coloured illustrations. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. "This fascinating memoir of three years spent in Stalag IXC deep within the Third Reich recreates in rich detail what life was like behind barbed wire." –- from the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing to the book corners and back strip edges. Faint foxing to the text block edges. Gift inscription to the verso of the free front endpaper. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges, along with some sunning to the top edge and staining to the lower. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 192 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Prisoner of War; Germany; WW II; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0906671620. ISBN/EAN: 9780906671627. Inventory No: 0120329. . 9780906671627
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120329
- Title
- Ticket to Hell Via Dieppe. From a Prisoner's Wartime Log 1942-1945
- Author
- Prouse, A. Robert
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vvery
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0906671620
- ISBN 13
- 9780906671627
- Publisher
- Webb & Bower
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB2 prisoner of war, Stalag IXC, autobiography, Germany, World War II Military & Warfare; Prisoner of War; Germany; WW II; Biography & Autobiography. Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0906671620 EAN: 9780906671627 Prouse, A. Rober
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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