captain benjamin stewart walker (2 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Good. First Edition. The memoir of Captain Benjamin Stewart Walker, a British prisoner of war in World War II. Camps included Laufen and Colditz. On the Acknowledgements page, the Honourable John Lambton and Leslie W. Robinson are described as authors 'who took this sad and faded authentic biography manuscript and produced it ready for publishing'. First edition. Paperback signed by Leslie Robinson 'To John Wi .(?) First Edition of December 1988'. Vertical crease down the length of the front cover, with several other smaller creases to cover and bump to base of spine. Very good text pages. --- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall conditon of the book(s). We are happy to give a more detailed description (by volume where applicable) on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by Royal Mail Airmail for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier books or for tracking (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so). Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. NrF. First edition. No date, (1989). Paperback. 226pp. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For --- -----/"Kindest Regards"/Leslie W Robinson/ June 1990./First Edition'. There is a small publisher's label affixed to the title-page stating 'Complimentary Copy, First Edition'; there are also two loose, single page details from the publisher one stating that 'only a limited amount of First Editions available'. This is the wartime biography of Captain Walker - officer of the 9th Brigade Durham Light Infantry. He was captured and imprisoned in several Nazi prison camps; Laufen, Poznan, Biberach, Warburg, Eichstatt, Spangenburg, and finally Colditz. He was rescued by the Allies Army and returned to England on 19th April 1944. Tragically he died some two years later, after surviving his long imprisonment. A near fine copy of a SCARCE limited first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LESLIE W ROBINSON. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed.