Translated xan fielding (31 resultados)
Editorial: Bantam Books, New York 1957
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Librería: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, Estados Unidos de AmericaPrairie Creek Books LLC.
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Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. G/none, used pb, 150pp. Color illustrated stiff paper wraps with gold and red colored text on upper and white text on spine, edge wear with chips at head and tail of spine, rounded tips, rubbed overall. Interior pages are clean, unmarked except former owner's inked name on… verso of upper. Binding is tight.
Editorial: Time Incorporated, New York 1964
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Librería: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, Estados Unidos de AmericaPrairie Creek Books LLC.
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. VG/none, used pb, x-xiv, 234 pages. Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, no chips, minimal edgewear, lower wrap has a 2 inch tear; wraps are very stiff and spine is not creased so not sure if book has ever been read. Interior pages are clean, unmarked, no highlighting… or bends. Binding is tight.
Editorial: Signet Books 0, USA.
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Librería: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condición: Good. 6th Edition By Publisher. 128 pages. Goodread notes = "Planet of the Apes. In this simian world, civilization is turned upside down: apes are men and men are apes; apes rule and men run wild; apes think, speak, produce, wear clothes, and men are speechless, naked, exhibited at fairs, used for biologi…cal research. On the planet of the apes, man, having reached to apotheosis of his genius, has become inert" >>This is a reading copy. Heavy Cover creasing & scuffing; spine slant; pen to front end page; 1" paper tear to front end page; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover from the Movie (ilustrador). Book.
Editorial: Bantam Pathfinder Edition, Great Britian, England, UK. 1970
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Librería: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good +. 41 Edition By Publisher. 150 pgs. >> One of the finest war novels ever written! By renouned author of Planet of the Apes! Basis for one of the greatest war movies of all time! " It tells the story of three remarkable men who survived the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway. Co…lonel Nicholson - a man who was prepared to sacrifice his life. but not his dignity. Major Warden - the saboteur. A kindly, modest hero. a deadly killer. Commander Shears - a man who escaped from hell. and was ordered back." Painted cover! >>Pen & staining to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Painted Cover (ilustrador). Book.
Editorial: Bantam Books 1957
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Librería: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, Estados Unidos de AmericaBurm Booksellers
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EUR 5,34
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 7th printing [stated]. Soft cover. Pocket/mass market paper back. Corner bumped. Edge/shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages toned/sunned with age. Slight slant. Sprayed yellow page edges with soil/fingerprints.
Editorial: Fontana Books/Collins., Great Britian, England, UK. 1968
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Librería: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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EUR 5,33
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Soft cover. Condición: FINE+, Near New. 18th Printing by Publisher. 189 pgs. >> One of the finest war novels ever written! By renouned author of Planet of the Apes! Basis for one of the greatest war movies of all time! " It tells the story of three remarkable men who survived the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam rail…way. Colonel Nicholson - a man who was prepared to sacrifice his life. but not his dignity. Major Warden - the saboteur. A kindly, modest hero. a deadly killer. Commander Shears - a man who escaped from hell. and was ordered back." Painted cover! >> Un-read copy.Minor sticker residue to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Painted Cover (ilustrador). Book.
Editorial: Vanguard (1966) New York 1966
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Librería: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaPrairie Archives
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EUR 8,01
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Very good in lightly worn dust jacket with marginal tears Cloth Jacket lighty soiled.
Editorial: Fontana Books - Collins, London 1968
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Librería: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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EUR 7,08
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Later Printing. 189 pp. Fontana Book 1726. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Directed by David Lean, this was filmed in 1957, starring William Holden, Alex Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, and a number of others. Book.
Editorial: Vanguard Press January 1956 1956
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Librería: Colorado's Used Book Store, Englewood, CO, Estados Unidos de AmericaColorado's Used Book Store
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EUR 12,46
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Covers clean and unmarked, light edge and corner wear. Pages clean and tight, lightly tanned with age. Reader's thumb has worn a stretch halfway down the right side of the cover and next 3 pages. Avon New York 1956. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
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Librería: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, Reino UnidoBRIMSTONES
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EUR 5,97
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, viii,247pp, illustrated, maps, slight foxing on edges, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0900735163.
Más imágenesEditorial: Penguin Books, London, Great Britain. 1975
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Librería: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condición: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. Third Edition by Publisher. 174 pgs. translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Basis for the Movie "Planet of the Apes"! RARE Classic book! >>This is a reading copy. Cover creasing. paper pull to interior front cover (envelope removed); pen on title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾…- 7¾" tall. Ian Vaughan Photo Cover. (ilustrador). Book.
Editorial: Secker & Warburg., London. 1967
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Librería: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, , Reino UnidoSapience Bookstore
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EUR 4,30
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Hard. Condición: Very Good. Reprint of first English language editio. Very good. Lacking dust jacket. 170pp.
Editorial: Secker & Warburg
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Librería: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Estados Unidos de AmericaKennys Bookstore
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Condición: Good. 1964. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Sunned spine, some minor foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Editorial: Secker & Warburg 1964
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Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrlandaKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condición: Good. 1964. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Sunned spine, some minor foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. . . . .
Editorial: The Vanguard Press, New York 1970
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Librería: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaDavid H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks)
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Book Club. 191pp printing code of 33L at bottom of a rear page indicates August 1970 printing [short, closed tears and mild chipping to dust jacket; 1970 ink ownership on front free endpaper] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Editorial: Fontana / Collins, London 1956
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Librería: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Pictorial Wraps. Condición: Very Good. First Thus. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Film tie-in edition, with ad for the movie to rear cover. Front cover blurb: "Suspense and sabotage behind the Jap lines". Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Handling wear, mild marginal toning, otherwise a nice clean tig…ht solid softcover copy. 189pp. SB-81.
Editorial: Secker and Warburg 1961
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Librería: Hall of Books, Shropshire, Reino UnidoHall of Books
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EUR 17,85
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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First UK edition hardback, 1961, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj a little rubbed to edges. Internally very clean. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; slight tanning to page-en…ds, text crisp and clear throughout.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Collins, London 1970
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Librería: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, , Reino UnidoSAVERY BOOKS
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EUR 19,09
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Paperback. Looks like a BOOK PROOF although this is not stated in, or on, the book. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref HVT999.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Secker & Warburg, London 1955
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Librería: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, Nueva ZelandaThe Secret Bookshop
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Some foxing to the prelims, closed page edges and jacket. Small inscription twinked out using vivid. The jacket is price clipped with one short closed tear to the rear. Book store stamp.
Don Fernando; The Story of Fernand Fournier-Aubry
Voisin, Andre [Translated by Xan Fielding] Fernand Fournier-Aubry
Editorial: Published by Talmy Franklin Ltd., 124 Knightsbridge, London First UK Edition . London 1974. 1974
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Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino UnidoLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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EUR 10,74
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Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0900735163. Contains [xvi] 247 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition… book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900735163 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).
Don Fernando; The Story of Fernand Fournier-Aubry
Voisin, Andre [Translated by Xan Fielding] Fernand Fournier-Aubry (Don Fernando)
Editorial: Published by Talmy Franklin Ltd., 124 Knightsbridge, London First UK Edition . London 1974. 1974
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Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino UnidoLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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EUR 10,74
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Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0900735163. Contains [xvi] 247 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition… book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the spine tips and upper corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900735163 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).
The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation
Psychoundakis, George; translated and Introduced by Patrick Leigh Fermor; Annotated by Xan Fielding
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, CanadaB-Line Books
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EUR 26,70
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Still stiff to open, about new, in sturdy dark green slipcase. Maps by Reginald Piggott; 221 pages.
Editorial: Published by Bantam Pathfinder April . 1963. 1963
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino UnidoLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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EUR 9,55
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Condición: Very Good. Publisher's original colour illustrated period art work card wrap covers. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Just a little tanning to the page edges, without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).
Más imágenesEditorial: Easton Press
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Librería: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooksVintage
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EUR 64,07
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Moderate loosening to binding. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Más imágenesEditorial: Hutchinson, London 1958
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Librería: Picture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), Sunningdale, Reino UnidoPicture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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EUR 35,81
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK First edition of book originally published in French. Octavo, pp 384. Bound in pale blue cloth covered hard boards, and with the original dust jacket designed by Val Biro. A novel set in Laos, French Indochina. Book is in Fine condition, jacket is… Very Good with some edge wear and the price changed on the front flap in pen.
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Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de AmericaGoldBooks
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EUR 310,63
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Paperback. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Victor Brauner; (ilustrador).
Editorial: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London 1954
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Librería: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, Reino UnidoThe Print Room
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EUR 95,49
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression, published later the same year. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, small missing piece to middle of spine, corners rubbed with small loss, but overall fab retro jacket bright and u…nsunned. not price clipped (10s 6d), small previous owner's name to ffep, some offsetting to endpapers, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 171pp. The semi fictional story of the POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma Siam railway. Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity, Major Warden a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer, Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. The Japanese give way but, to prove a point of British superiority, construction of the bridge goes ahead, at great cost to the men under Nicholson's command. David Lean made the motion picture that won seven 1957 Oscars, including the Best Picture, and Best Actor for Alec Guinness. Boulle (1912-94), himself won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay despite not having written the screenplay and, by his own admission, not even speaking English. Boulle had been credited with the screenplay because the film's actual screenwriters, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, had been blacklisted as communist sympathizers. Boulle was neither a socialist nor a communist. The Motion Picture Academy added Foreman's and Wilson's names to the award in 1984. Kim Novak accepted the Oscar on behalf of Pierre Boulle. Translator Xan Fielding (Major Alexander Wallace Fielding DSO 1918-91), was a British author, translator, journalist and traveller, who served as a Special Operations Executive agent in Crete, France and the Far East during World War II. He is now remembered for his part in the abduction of German General Kreipe on Crete with Paddy Leigh Fermor. A scarce book.
Editorial: London: Secker and Warburg. 1954
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Librería: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Reino UnidoLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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EUR 179,05
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First English edition, first printing. Original green cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding firm, the corners bumped, the cloth rubbed and with some wrinkling to the slightly rolled spine. The contents, with a bookplate to the front pastedown and seemingly issued without a fron…t endpaper, has a couple of tiny ink spots to the text block fore-edge and some spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper which has a number of closed tears and some loss at the base of the spine. Not price-clipped (10s 6d on the front flap). The first impression is quite scarce. A novel about prisoners of war labouring on a railway bridge in Burma during World War II. Though the novel is fictionalised and features no real people as characters, Boulle drew from his own experience of forced labour during World War II and from the real construction of the Burma or "Death" Railway by prisoners of war under the control of the Japanese Imperial Army. The basis for the 1957 Academy Award winning film of the same name, directed by David Lean, starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Editorial: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., Cd3 1962
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Librería: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaLast Exit Books
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EUR 222,46
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. E P Dutton, New York. 1962, 487 pgs, First Edition/First Printing. Price-clipped DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (triangular chips present to the front panel of the the DJ, and crown of the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles pr…esent to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the "age of heroics is over. " As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages.
Más imágenesEditorial: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London 1961
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Librería: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaChurchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA
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EUR 845,35
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Hardcover. This is a jacketed copy of the first English-language edition, both the jacket and volume in very good condition. The red and black cloth binding remains clean, bright, and tight, with sharp corners, vivid spine gilt, and no appreciable wear apart from minor wrinkling to the spine ends. A forward lean is the only defe…ct noted. The contents remain bright with no previous ownership marks. A trivial hint of soiling and spotting appears to the text block edges. The illustrated yellow and gray-green dust jacket is respectably bright, substantially complete, and unclipped, with the original lower front flap price intact. We note minor loss to the spine head and corners, the largest instance being a 1.25 inch deep by .375 inch wide loss to the lower front flap adjacent to the flap fold which does not intrude into either the front cover illustration or the flap print. Otherwise light wear and soiling is mostly confined to edges, hinges, and flap folds. Shelf presentation is good, the minor loss and wear to the spine ends neither intruding into any print nor appreciably diminishing appearance. The dust jacket is protected beneath a removable, archival quality clear cover. French journalist, war correspondent, and former soldier Jean Pierre Lucien Osty published this acclaimed novel under the nom de plume Jean Larteguy. The Centurions narrative is set against the backdrop of the military quagmires and moral complexities of France's post-WWII colonial conflicts. The story follows a group of French paratroop officers captured by the Vietminh after the fall of Dien-Bien-Phu in Indo-China through their subsequent release, re-enlistment, and service in Algeria using the methods they learned from the Vietminh. The book was written and published in French in 1960, then translated by Xan Fielding for publication in this first English-language edition in 1961. The Centurions won the prestigious Prix Eve Delacroix for 1960 and in 1966 was adapted into a movie (Lost Command) starring Anthony Quinn. The Centurions is credited with the first presentation of the "ticking time bomb" moral quandary scenario. First English language edition, first printing.
