M E Clifton James (14 results)

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. Reprint. An early Avon reprint from the 50s of a true story from WW II - Avon 692. Edge wear with slight loss on the fore edge of the front cover (insect damage). Creasing to the covers primarily at the corners. An OK copy.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (World War 2, Impersonation) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (WWII, world war 2, military history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The format is approximately 4.75 inches by 7.375 inches. 215, [1] pages. Cover is worn and soiled, corners and edges bumped and rubbed. Some page discoloration. No DJ present. Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 - 5 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery which was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War. After serving in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War, and seeing action at the Battle of the Somme, James took up acting, "starting at 15 shillings weekly with Fred Karno, who put Chaplin on the road to fame". At the outbreak of the Second World War, he volunteered his services to the British Army as an entertainer. Instead of being assigned to ENSA, as he had hoped, James was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps on 11 July 1940. In 1944, his resemblance to Montgomery was spotted, and he was employed to pretend to be the general as part of a campaign designed to deceive the Germans in the lead-up to D-Day. In 1944, about seven weeks before D-Day, Lieutenant-Colonel J. V. B. Jervis-Reid noticed James' resemblance to Montgomery. MI5 decided to exploit that resemblance to confuse German intelligence. In 1954, James published a book about his exploits, entitled I Was Monty's Double[10] (released in the US as The Counterfeit General Montgomery[11]). The book became the basis for the script of the 1958 film starring John Mills and Cecil Parker, with James playing himself and Montgomery. I Was Monty's Double (released in the US as The Counterfeit General Montgomery) is a book by M. E. Clifton James, first published in London in 1954. It was made into a film in 1958, directed by John Guillermin, from a screenplay adapted by Bryan Forbes. It tells the story of Operation Copperhead: James had an uncanny resemblance to Bernard Montgomery in real life, and he was used to impersonate Montgomery to confuse the Germans during the Second World War. The film broadly follows the account by James in his book of the same name, but according to James, there was no attempt to kidnap him. The German High Command did plan to have him killed, but Hitler vetoed the plan until he could be sure where the landings would actually take place. Gibraltar was in reality a hotbed of German agents, and James/Montgomery was spied on by several operatives who were smuggled into Gibraltar specifically to discover what "Monty" was up to. James/Montgomery deliberately talked nonsense about non-existent operations and plans, in the hope that the spies would overhear and take such information seriously. Since 2010, the name 'Monty's Double' has been adopted by the actor Colin Brooks-Williams as the identity for his popular Montgomery lookalike and impersonation act, with which he tours 1940s-themed events nationwide as a tribute to Mongomery and James. Brooks-Williams has registered the name 'Monty's Double' as his professional stage name with the actor's union 'Equity' and carries the name on his Equity membership card. Book club Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 192 pages. cover and spine worn, spine faded, page edge and some pages lightly foxed, text in good conditionFirst Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition] ; 72 pp. ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 62-48966 ; LC: PS559.A7; Dewey: 811.508 ; OCLC: 1815501 ; green cloth with gold lettering in spine-sunned dustjacket ; Poets featured include: Lowell Vance Benefield -- Susan D Ackiss -- Joe O. Basham -- Lois LeFevre Bennett -- Allan Bryant -- Kate Ford Codington -- George William Cooper, Sr. -- Maude Curtis -- Geneva Davies -- Mabel Dollar -- Irma Smith Dowis -- Geraldine W. Ferguson -- Sue Fife -- Marge Farris Gaissert -- Mary Belle Griffin -- Bea Han sard -- Gertrude Jones Hodnett -- Hazel Ware Hook -- Willette E. Hume -- John Ransom Lewis -- Carolyn Pierce Long -- Ellis Atkinson McDonald -- Ollie Reeves -- Florence M Rustin -- Kathy Sams -- Edna Danielson Stuebing -- George A. Taylor -- James E . Warren, Jr. -- Fred W. Wells -- Clifton A Wood. ; FINE/G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [1st edition] ; 72 pp. ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 62-48966 ; LC: PS559.A7; Dewey: 811.508 ; OCLC: 1815501 ; green cloth with gold lettering in spine-sunned dustjacket ; Poets featured include: Lowell Vance Benefield -- Susan D Ackiss -- Joe O. Basham -- Lois LeFevre Bennett -- Allan Bryant -- Kate Ford Codington -- George William Cooper, Sr. -- Maude Curtis -- Geneva Davies -- Mabel Dollar -- Irma Smith Dowis -- Geraldine W. Ferguson -- Sue Fife -- Marge Farris Gaissert -- Mary Belle Griffin -- Bea Han sard -- Gertrude Jones Hodnett -- Hazel Ware Hook -- Willette E. Hume -- John Ransom Lewis -- Carolyn Pierce Long -- Ellis Atkinson McDonald -- Ollie Reeves -- Florence M Rustin -- Kathy Sams -- Edna Danielson Stuebing -- George A. Taylor -- James E . Warren, Jr. -- Fred W. Wells -- Clifton A Wood. ; FINE/G. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The amazing true story of Monty's double. pp124,ads. Unread but age worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Cloth frayed with 1/8" loss at ends of spine. Spine cloth dampstained and discoloured. Some foxing. ; xv, [1], 192 pages. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 213 x 136mm. Military history, World War Two. Chapter titles: The Great Adventure Begins; Eve and the Forbidden Knowledge; M.I. 5 as it really is; My first Real-Life Role; Monty and the Corps de Ballet; D-Day Dress Rehearsal; Military Picnic in Scotland; The Years Roll Back; The Unforgettable Interview; The Strangest Rehearsal on Record; A Fearful Dilemma; I Meet Hitler's Top Agents; Fantastic Talks with the Governor; I Meet More "Loyal Collaborators"; What to do with the body?; D-Day sets me free; Fantastic Flight Home; I escape arrest as a Deserter; The Aftermath.

Red Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 342, (X) Pp. First Binding (Currey A) Of Red Cloth. Stated First Edition. Inscribed "With Best Wishes" By Judith Merrill. Fine, No Rubbing At All, Not A Hint Of It; Two Tape Offset Ghosts On Front Endpaper And Two More On Rear Endpaper, Not From Adhesion, Just Offset From Back Of Tape. Dust Jacket Fine, Not Price Clipped, Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper "To Da / From / Anne & Wilson / Sept. 1954". Ink price markings on front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges. 10mm missing at head and tail of dust-jacket spine. 10mm chips at corners of dust-jacket. Some staining to dust-jacket. Some rubbing and fading to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; xv, [1], 192 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 212 x 136mm. Military history, World War Two. Chapter titles: The Great Adventure Begins; Eve and the Forbidden Knowledge; M.I. 5 as it really is; My first Real-Life Role; Monty and the Corps de Ballet; D-Day Dress Rehearsal; Military Picnic in Scotland; The Years Roll Back; The Unforgettable Interview; The Strangest Rehearsal on Record; A Fearful Dilemma; I Meet Hitler's Top Agents; Fantastic Talks with the Governor; I Meet More "Loyal Collaborators"; What to do with the body?; D-Day sets me free; Fantastic Flight Home; I escape arrest as a Deserter; The Aftermath.

Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 922 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 922 Volume 691 (1964) - 735 (1967).