Alexander Michael Romilly (64 results)

Condition: Very Good. New Ed. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. front endpaper clipped, chips around edges of dj, dj in new protective Brodart.

Condition: Good+. WW II classic with some creasing and wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. *Veteran-Owned, Family-Run, Small Book Store in the Pacific Northwest* FAST SHIPPING!! Clean text, no markings, tight binding. 237 pp.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Mass market paperback, 237 pages; spine and covers creased and rubbed, two-line proclamation in ink by previous owner that he has read the book, notes by him in ink on title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. See also our listings for Airey Neave's They Have Their Exits (The first Englishman to escape from the 'escape-proof' castle of Colditz), and for a set of two books by P. R. Reid: : The Colditz Story, and The Latter Days at Colditz.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued. Romilly a nephew of Churchill and Alexander a relative of Allied Fielld Marshall give a brilliant description of their two years at Colditz 237pp. Content clean, bright and sound with paper lightly tanned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. mild wear to jacket, otherwise a nice, clean copy, octavo, 246 pages, first published in 1954 as "The Privileged Nightmare".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. The Prominente, a select group of high-value Allied prisoners of war segregated and held at the notorious Colditz Castle during World War II. Dust jacket with a few closed tears, not priced-clipped (7.95). First American edition. 6" - 8½". book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Fair: The book may have considerable folding, marks or wear to covers or other defects but is in good readable condition. 251 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1954 first edition, second impression, is fine internally, with illustrations, it is tight, bright, and clean, free of writings. The red cloth exterior has bumping at the spine ends and extremities and fading on the spine and around the edges; it is good minus.…

Condition: Good. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning. No DJ.

Condition: Good. 2nd impression. Light wear to boards with light fading on the spine. Content is clean. No DJ.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Mass market paperback, Great Pan GP46, 251 pages including map, plus black-and-white illustrations; light shelf and reading wear, but gently used, very clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Bon. Petite(s) trace(s) de pliure sur la couverture. Couverture légèrement déchirée. Salissures sur la tranche. Une ou plusieurs pages légèrement déchirées. Couverture différente. Jaquette abîmée. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des o ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Slightly creased cover. Slightly torn cover. Stains on the edge. One or several slightly torn pages. Different cover. Damaged dust jacket. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Unread and like new.

hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Reprint of 1954 Edition. Priority orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 24 or courier (particularly if over 2kg). Standard mail will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 48 (up to 2kg), heavier items by courier . Overseas orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail International.Tracked. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MY PRIVACY POLICY.…

Hardcover First American Ed. Prisoners, World War II. The fantastic story of the imprisonment and escape attempts of a handful of prominent captives in Nazi Germany's most notorious punishment camp. (246 Pgs.) DJ, exlib, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Life as a hostage in Colditz, told by the nephew of Churchill and the son of Field Marshal Alexander. Includes 10/b/w photographs. viii, 246pp. DJ protected by removable clear plastic cover. Rubbing to DJ edge. Chips to upper DJ edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good, unmarked HB; owner's name; no DJ.

hardcover. Illust. 246pp. Short 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Praeger, (1973). Near fine.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. Slightly smaller book, fine dark blue cloth very lightly faded along top front edge, silver lettering bright on spine, 246 lightly browned pages. (Previously published in England as "The Privileged Nightmare." DJ glossy with beautiful illustration of castle fortress on front and spine in shades of blue, yellow and black, praise on lightly browned white back from Michael Howard in The New Statesman, The Times, Terrence Prittie in Manchester Guardian and others. DJ has slight wear to front tips, tiny scratch with very slight wear at top front edge, tiny near-chip at top back spine indentation, slight wear to spine top edge, very slight wear at spine bottom edge, tiny tear at top back edge, micronick at top back tip. Near Good DJ/Near Very Fine book.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New hardback copies at a reduced price.; Giles Romilly and Michael Alexander were amongst a select group of POWs who were segregated from the other prisoners and were labelled the Prominente. The authors recount their varied experiences in captivity. Romilly, a journalist covering the Norway Campaign, was captured at Narvik in April 1940. Alexander was taken in August 1942 when engaged in a raid behind the German lines in North Africa. Illustrated. Reprint of 1954 edition.; 246 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Impression September 1954. This hardcover copy of "The Privileged Nightmare" is in fair condition. The red cloth cover shows signs of wear, with some fading and discoloration, particularly along the spine. The binding remains intact, though the absence of a dust jacket is noted. A handwritten inscription is present on the title page, adding a unique element to this copy. Overall, the book maintains structural integrity despite its age. unknown (no dust jacket visible).…

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 costs.

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 costs.

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.

Ex lib, minimal markings, 264pp, illus, G- (cocked, sl edge wear, sl sunned soiled & rubbed).

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Francais.Quelques portraits n & b.314 p.Poids 390 gr.Format 19 x 14 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Dj Good in Plastic Cover. First Published.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. A clean, straight book, spine faded.