Published by Four Freedoms Press, Missouri, 1987
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1987 , Hardcover in the dust jacket, 250 page book , two maps.Inscribed and signed by Lee K. Bergee and Frank O. Promnitz on the front free endpaper. Bound in red paper over boards, spine stamped in gilt. Condition : Fine , Spine very slightly cocked, Inked ownership stamp on the front paste-down , blind ownership stamp to the half - title and rear flyleaf. Dust jacket rubbed and very lightly edgeworn with some very light soiling to the rear DJ panel . Very scarce with both signatures . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Four Freedoms Press, High Ridge MO, 1987
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Guest of the Emperor, signed by the author, Lee K. Bergee and Frank O. Promnitz. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, 250pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine. Clean text. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, price clipped, touch of shelf wear, but with bright illustrations. Signed on the front free endpaper: "'May it never happen again.' Best Wishes! L K Berg --- Frank O. Promnitz." United States Marine, Frank O. Promnitz, fought in the battles of Bataan and Corregidor, but was captured by the Japanese. He survived the Bataan Death March in 1942. He spent three years in various Japanese POW camps. He was liberated in Hitachi, Japan and returned to the United States. The author, Lee K. Bergee, also served in the Marines. Signed.