Galloway Colonel Strome (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. very nice copy; Canadian officer in North Africa.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Short tears on jacket edges. Age toning on page edge. Previous owners embossed stamp.

Soft Cover. Reprint. 238pp. with b/w illustrations. Small curl/creasing at corners, light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. Slight lean. Wraps have edge/rub wear, creasing, tears/chipping and soil marks. Actual book for sale pictured. 14 x 20.1 x 1.9cm, wt500g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new.

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 238pp. with b/w illustrations. Graze marks and a partial notation on the first page (from removal of an Xmas gift card), gift note on the title page, small curl at corners and light soil to outer edges. Wraps have edge/rub wear, light soiling and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 13.9 x 20.2 x 1.8cm, wt500g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 176pp. plus unpaginated front and rear matter, biblio. references, index, glossary, photos, maps. Signed by author. "In 1943, Strome Galloway was posted to North Africa to serve with the London Irish Rifles in the campaign against Rommel. He faithfully kept almost daily diary entries that form an engaging mixture of lucid journalism and pertinent anecdotes. To this, he also adds his biting comments on war, superior officers, the Allied and German armies. His account of military engagements are tempered by glimpses into the colourful life of soldiers on the North African front." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. unread like new previous owner's stamps private library liquidation.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 176pp. with b/w illustrations, signed with a brief inscription by the author on the author's photo page (opposite the copyright page). Light tanning to paper and light soil to outer edges. DJ has edge/rub wear, small tears, light soiling and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.8 x 22.4 x 2.7cm, wt750g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed by Author beneath the portrait picture, previous owners name ffep otherwise unmarked, illustrated with b/w photos, 176pp + index + glossary, VG/G. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 182 pages. Index. Glossary. Bibliography. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "A diary of a Canadian Officer in North Africa." Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. A high-quality copy.…

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 205 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. 1 of 1000 Centennial Edition copies. In Very Good condition with minor rubbing to the card edges, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0920686265 CANADA (History & Culture).…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint. Signed, without inscription, by author upon first blank leaf. 238 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. First published in 1946 as "55 Axis." The thirteen chapters include: Defence of Britain; Conquest of Sicily; Fighting Pursuit from Reggio; The Moro River and Ortona Road; The Adriatic Barricade; The Liri Valley Campaign; The Battles of the Gothic Line; The Po Valley Denial; Victory in the Netherlands; The Kiska Connection; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Armorial bookplate upon first blank page. Front cover partially sunned. Binding intact. A sound copy. Cooke p.170; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Royal Canadian Regiment 55 Axis Sicily Reggio Moro River Ortona Road Adriatic Barricade Liri Valley Campaign Battles of the Gothic Line Po Valley Denial Netherlands Kiska Connection; Signed by Author(s). …