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Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1951
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1951. Fourth Impression. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1951
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1951. 5th Impression. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Sticker to rear board. Water staining to both boards.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1950. Second Impression. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to frontispiece and title page. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards. Binding is somewhat shaky, but pages remain intact.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1950. 2nd Impression. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Water staining to top edge of some pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Ring marking to front board. Wear marks overall.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950
Seller: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 4th Impression. Spine, binding and cover all fine and robust; boards faded. Contents clean, inscribed on inside cover. Illustrated by Ronaled Searle.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1951
Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
First Edition
Black Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dj. 4th Impression. Binding sound, free of markings, map endpapers with red/green route lines. Moderate shelwear to boards, spine titling dulled, no DJ. Size: 8vo.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1950
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Cracking to hinge. Content is clean and has light toning. DJ with some edge wear, tears, toning and creasing.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1951
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1951. Fourth Impression. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Front hinge is moderately cracked, exposing netting and causing boards to be loose. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering remains bright and clear.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950
Seller: Books & Bobs, Deeside, FLINT, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Worn boards and faded spine, some exposed netting to illustrated endpapers, no DW. Inscription opposite half-title page. Some foxing to front and rear few pages and spine, but majority is clean and binding is tight. 412pp. (14.5x20.5cm). Please contact us for any more information.
Published by hodder, london, 1950
Seller: Peter Sexton, Arlington, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 8vo, 412pp, illustd, map/route end papers, orig cloth, very minor marks, binding good clean and tight, contents good clean and sound, in dustwrapper which is approx 85% complete, aged and in 2 parts , it is split down the front spine edge so needs some repair, images can be sent. Book.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton., London, England, Great Britain, UK, 1958
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Painted Cover Art (illustrator). 1st Edition. 254 pages. "Author was the prison escape officer is Stalag Luft 3 (woodenhorse escape and others). A brilliant escape story charting his dramatic journey across Hitler's Germany at a speed few P.O.W.'s have matched." >> Revised and re-set edition >>> Creasing to covers & spine.wear to cover edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. First Revised Collected Edition, & Reset. Book.
Published by Theodore Brun, 1950
Seller: Susan Davis Bookseller, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Ronald Searle (illustrator). Limited Edition. Limited DeLuxe Edition, #206 of 350 copies. Not signed; signatures not called for. Octavo. 412 pages. Burgundy morocco stamped in gilt. TEG. Fair condition, although the book holds together well and is certainly presentable. Moderate wear to leather at spine head and corners. Tanning and owner's name (2x) to map endpapers. Peripheral tanning to rear endpapers. Hinge paper broken between endpaper and frontis; rear hinge paper split as well. But book remains sound and clean. Line drawings by Searle; maps by A. Spark.
Published by E. P. Dutton & CO., INC, New York, 1952
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First American Edition. 8vo. Pp. [6], 7-448. Illustrated throughout with sketches by Ronald Searle. Maps by A. Spark. Bound in black cloth with lettering stamped in silver on spine. In the color-illustrated dust jacket that shows light edge-wear; price of $4.50 intact on the front flap. The author was imprisoned in Stalag Luft 3 at Sagan and was "barrack escape officer" overseeing the escape of prisoners by tunnel. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Published by THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK CLUB, LONDON, 1950
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
HARD BACK RED. Condition: Very good. SEARLE, RONALD (illustrator). FIRST ED. Limited Ed. 89/350 Signed by Author. General shelf wear, rubbed extremities, marbled boards, leather spine DATE PUBLISHED: 1950 EDITION: FIRST ED 412.