Devils diplomats von operator 1384 (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. 286pp + 24pp ads dated 1935. Bound in red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Frontispiece photo. No date on title or copyright page. Some soiling ot the covers. A man of many names,Operator 1384 was a pseudonym of David Harvey John Jones who also wrote under the names of John Henry Harvey, Ex-Legionnaire 1384 and John Barrington. Harvey (or whatever he real name was) was an Englishman who joined and then deserted the French Foreign Legion in Syria in 1926. He wrote several books about his time serving with some being more fictionalized than others. For more information on Harvey see the articles "Escape from the Legion" part 1 and 2 on the site Bear Alley.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED and inscribed first edition hardback, 1935, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - red cloth boards rubbed to spine head. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation - signed by the author (Operator 1384, aka J. H. Harvey, amongst other pseudonyms) with brief note of thanks to A. Santor (?); toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Signed by Author(s).…