Walker, R.N. The Story of Captain Frederic John Walker. [With a Foreword by Admiral Sir Alexander Madden]. IN FULL MOROCCO
by ROBERTSON Terence
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Evans Brothers,, [1956]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 34 plates on 16; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with RN Crown in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, blue marker ribbon, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Still the best biography of the Royal Navy's leading U-boat hunter of WWII. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE. Enser, p.383; Law, 0218.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45185
- Title
- Walker, R.N. The Story of Captain Frederic John Walker. [With a Foreword by Admiral Sir Alexander Madden]. IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- ROBERTSON Terence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Evans Brothers,
- Date Published
- [1956]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, u-boats, atlantic, walker, frederic walker, terence robertson
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- Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Morocco
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- First Edition
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