Geoffrey Keyes Royal Scots Greys Lieut Colonel 11th Scottish Commando by Keyes Elizabeth (9 results)

Condition: Fair. 1956. First Edition. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt titles to spine; gilt crest to front. Includes photographic plates. Map endpapers. Pages are rather marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Prices in pencil to both endpapers. A few dog-eared corners. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. A ring mark to front board. Spine is noticeably sunned. Gilt is dulled and worn. Several minor dents to board edges.

First Edition. The story of one of the heroes of Britain's desert campaign in WW2 who won the Victoria cross for his bravery in the 'Rommel Raid'. VG in VG- slightly frayed jacket which has a few number son the fron flap.

x+278pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Some foxing to edges, otherwise a near fine copy. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page.

8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates and endpaper maps; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper mildly chafed at extremities. The story, told by his sister, of the hero of the raid on Rommel's HQ in the Western Desert in December 1941. An appendix includes an eye-witness account of Keyes' death by a German soldier present. Enser, p.111; Mulholland & Jordan, K23.

1st edition orig. cloth Very Good octavo x + 278pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, appendix, index, Geoffrey Keyes VC was killed in the Raid against Rommel's Main Headquarters.

[1956], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 278pp. Map endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, appendix, index. The bottom of the spine is lightly bumped, there is a previous owner's inscription, and the dust jacket has minor edgewear. Book about 11th Scottish Commando, Geoffrey Keyes, Rommel Raid, Erwin Rommel & Royal Scots Greys. Locale: ; North Africa. (World War 2, Afrika Korps, Victoria Cross Winner).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp x, 278. Frontis & plates. Original cloth. Unclipped d/w. Small stain to lower front edge of text block. A particularly nice copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 278p.,[32]p. of plates : ill., facsim.,ports. ; 23cm. Subjects: Keyes, Geoffrey Charles Tasker (1917-1941). World War, (1939-1945) -- Commando operations. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 278p.,[32]p. of plates : ill., facsim.,ports. ; 23cm. Subjects: Keyes, Geoffrey Charles Tasker (1917-1941). World War, (1939-1945) -- Commando operations. 1 Kg.