From Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
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First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), (284)pp. Harper & Brothers, O'Brien, an American, trained for the RFC in Canada and in 1917 was at the front flying a Sopwith Pup. On 17 August 1917 during the Battle of Ypres, he was wounded, shot down, and made a prisoner of war. The majority of the book is about his three weeks in prison camp at Courtrai, his escape from a train, and his flight through Luxembourg, Belgium, and Holland to safety. Illustrated. Signed by O'Brien over the bottom of the frontispiece. Very nice, clean copy of book. Jacket has light wear, darkened spine, and a few clear tape mends to interior. Jacket has been lamenated in clear plastic which was done years ago. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 32947
Bibliographic Details
Title: Outwitting the Hun. My Escape from a German ...
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Publication Date: 1918
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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