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Verlag: Avery, 1968
ISBN 10: 0670351733ISBN 13: 9780670351732
Anbieter: London Bridge Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good.
Verlag: Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition . 1968., 1968
Anbieter: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Folio. 13'' x 9½''. Produced in Switzerland on superior quality acid free paper. Contains 64 pp interspersed with 121 colour photographs, full-page map. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped, 6 guineas. Scarce UK edition. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. GREECE (Ancient Greek).
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Hardcover and dust jacket. Large tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small paint stain to rear boards. Mild toning. Owner's name (King) on front end page. 158 pages, illustrations, 34 cm. "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code." - Obit. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.