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Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1965
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus. Hardbound in dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front free end page.Tears & chipping to dust jacket edges, otherwise very good.
Published by Methuen & Co 1965, 1965
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt & red lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, 278pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. ownership ink markings to front eps, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges with multiple closed tears & discreet tape repairs, price clipped, light chafing & soiling).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Bound in publisher's black cloth. Red lettering. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Short gift inscription on front end page, else unmarked. 278 p., 23 cm. "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code." - Obit.
Published by Methuen, London, 1965
Seller: Terra Firma Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 278pp; detailed index. No name or writing.
Published by Methuen London 1965, 1965
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 278pp., maps, index, First long general survey of SOE by one of its senior staff. Sweet-Escott served in the headquarters of Balkan section alongside Nixon and Taylor. Major Ronald Prentice (1913-1980) served in Greece with SOE Force 133 during 1943 and Noah's Ark in 1944, and subsequently with the Parachute Regiment from 1946. Working under Geoff Hammond, he and Arthur Wickstead formed an effective team, organising and conducting the sabotage of German forces, and co-ordinating several Greek resistance movements. Very scarce.
Published by Methuen,, 1965
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; original black cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt and red, red top, a near fine copy. The first lengthy general survey of SOE by one of its senior staff. Sweet-Escott served in the headquarters of Balkan section alongside Nixon and Taylor. Major Ronald Prentice (1913-1980) served in Greece with SOE Force 133 during 1943 and Noah's Ark in 1944, and subsequently with the Parachute Regiment from 1946. Working under Geoff Hammond, he and Arthur Wickstead formed an effective team, organising and conducting the sabotage of German forces, and co-ordinating several Greek resistance movements. ARGUABLY THE SCARCEST OF ALL THE SOE HEADQUARTERS ACCOUNTS. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Enser, p.410; Foot, p.463.