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W.H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 227 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Small area of loss to edges.

W. H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 227 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Fep is missing. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed.

W. H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. No Edition Stated. 227 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

British Book Centre, New York, 1958. 8.75" X 5.875" in red cloth with gilt titles. Clean, tight, unmarked; top edge slightly dusty: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - wear around the edges; 2.75" jagged tear front cover crudely repaired from behind with tape: FAIR. 228pp. Illustrated. [CA006]. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

LONDON: W.H. Allen, 1958. Clipped D.W., tape reinforced from obverse; withdrawn stamp on top edge; illustrated with black & white plates; 228pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. Ex-Library.

London: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. /A Tattoo Book. Reprint in mass market paperback. 181 pp. Small scrape to rear cover, light rubbing to covers, crease to the bottom corner of the front cover. Good.

New York: British Book Centre, 1958. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. 228pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Lacks dust jacket. Handsome and tight first edition. Unusual tale of the capture of a German WW2 submarine.

British Book Center, 1958-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth boards have mild wear- no dust jacket- spine cloth color has begun to darken. Clean, has a good binding, name and date are written on the front free endpaper- no other marks or notations. 228 pages.

British Book Center, 1958-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Light shelving foxing spots/dust-dulling on book page edges. Book has a slight musty smell from basement storage.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

The story of a German U-Boat captured by the British and used by them against German submarines. The author had access to both German and British records and tracked down survivors to get first hand accounts of an astonishing story. 228 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with light tanning, minor foxing and a split on part of back cover showing binding. Cover has some spots (see photos).

London: W H Allen, 1958. 228pp, frontis: U-570 flying the British flag, b/w photos, index. Foxing scattered throughout. Red boards, no jacket. The caputure of U-Boat U-570 by the British and its use against her sister ships as HMS Graph.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

NY: British Book Centre, 1958., 1958. 228p. Photos. Story of U-570 aka HMS Graph. Near Fine/Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Tatto 1977. paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

London: W.H. Allen, 1958., 1958. 2nd ed. 228p. Photos. Ex. Lib. pocket removed. Good Copy. Hardcover. Good.

London: W.H. Allen. 1958. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. Price clipped DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Several small tears to DJ edges and sine ends. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's neat initials to upper corner of front free endpaper. 228pages. The story of a captured German U-Boat who went back to sea as a British vessel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. fair, ex-lib.. 228, illus., ftnotes, index, some foxing, lib stamps, rough spot ins fr flylf, sm tear at rear hinge, bds scuffed & worn, lib # on sp. Account of the British capture of the German U-boat U-570 in August 1941. The boat, recommissioned as the H.M.S. Graph, subsequently fought the other U-boats.

Panther, 1960 Hardback: orange cloth, unlettered, grey end-papers, a paperback edition cased; Text a little age-browned, near fine.

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. dust jacket 228pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, U-570, captured & commissioned by the RN & renamed H.M.S. Graph. Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w a very good reading copy

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 228pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, U-570, captured & commissioned by the RN & renamed H.M.S. Graph. Ownership inscription o/w a very good copy

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The U-Boat was the pride of the German fleet, and the Nazi leaders knew how important was the success of their underwater warfare. Hitler gave orders that every U-Boat loss should be reported to him immediately. In August 1941, however, there was a loss for which Doenitz could not account. The submarine U-570 suddenly vanished off the face of the ocean. Some time later, German Intelligence received alarming reports that a ghost U-Boat was operating against her sister ships! U-570 had, in fact been "captured" by a British aircraft - one of the only two German submarines that ever surrendered - and she was now fighting the wolf packs as H.M.S. Graph. She actually sank another U-Boat.The author, peace-time writer and war-time naval officer, has had access to both British and German official records, and by tracking down survivors and hearing their first-hand accounts, has pieced together the… Read More