firedrake de a d divine (21 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. 1943, 251pp, illustrated with photos. Covers and pages lightly dampstained at the bottom half inch of the margin, not affecting text, else G in G dj which has a half inch open tear at the bottom of the spine and smaller open tears at the top of the spine and at the bottom corner. The story of the British Eighth Flotilla, and in particular H. M. Destroyer Firedrake, which incurred critical damage in the Sicilian Channel but managed to stay afloat and make its make to America to the Boston Navy Yard for repairs.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Firedrake: The Destroyer that Wouldn't Give Up. Divine, A.D. E.P. Dutton, 1943, 251p, hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed, solid binding, text clean--3.50.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Second. Address sticker of former owner inside, dust cover in one piece but severe rubbing along folds with some shipping and tears ; Very light wear to hardboards with black embossing on spine and cover, clean, no markings besides the address sticker, deckle edges; 251 pages.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition 1943. Tight and clean in a beautiful Jacket protected in a clear, removable cover. Two very small tape repairs to Jacket.

Hard cover. Second Printing. First edition." London edition (J. Murray) has title: Destroyer's war; a million miles by the Eighth flotilla. Very good in very good dust jack.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dutton Publishing Historical Books (Dutton Publishing) Firedrake - The Destroyer That Wouldn't Give Up (VG+) (no dust jacket)Manufacturer: Dutton PublishingProduct Line: Historical Books (Dutton Publishing)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1943Author: A.D. DivinePage Count: 252Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+ - no dust jacket. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:A thrilling tale of the Firedrake, a British F - Class Fleet destroyer and her adventures with the 8th Flotilla and Force H in the North Sea and Norway and later in the Mediterranian. Heavily damaged near Sardinia by air attack, she was safely brought to Gibraltar and at the time of the book was undergoing repairs in the US. Sadly, she was later torpedoed by U211 and broke in half on Atlantic convoy duty. Only 26 of her crew of 148 were rescued in extreme weather conditions.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Second Printing. Red boards, sharp and square, sun fade to spine. Very Good. No dustjacket. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs, 251 pages. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 251pp. Ill.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair (w/ Protective Cover). Various (Photographs) Ilustrador. First Edirtion. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal corner bumping and rubbing. DJ is clipped and presents with noteworthy corner chipping (including head and foot of spine), edge wear, and rubbing/yellowing with age. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. THIRD PRINTING. owner's bookplate to front paste-down.

Condición: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. (World War 2, Naval Operations).

Cloth. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 250pp, [1]. Fifteen indexed, unpaginated bw photo plates; map. Deckle fore edge. Brown cloth w black lettering and figure to cover, black lettering and borders to spine. Very light bumping to head and tail. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean, showing slight wear to bottom front edge. DJ preserved now in mylar cover. Octavo. Fourth printing, February 1943, stated.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943. First edition, first printing, 1943. A nonfiction account of one of the most gallant records made by a destroyer during World War II. Includes fifteen full page black and white plates. Red cloth with black cover lettering and decoration, frontis portrait, 251 pages, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with minimal edgewear, including gently rubbed spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with light overall shelf soil, chipped extreme spine ends and corners, minor additional edgewear with only a fraction of a percent overall paper loss. . First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good in Good dust jacket. First American edition. Octavo (standard size). Originally published in the UK as DESTROYER'S WAR : A MILLION MILES WITH THE FIGHTING EIGHTH. Some wear, small tears and light chipping to edges and corners of dj. Dj is also a bit soiledwith fading to spine. Front cover still bright and dramatic with image of a charging destroyer. Less wear to boards. Former owner's information in ink on flyleaf. Slight soiling to edges of textblock. 251 p. w/photographic illustrations. A thrillign tale of the Firedrake, a British F - Class Fleet destroyer and her adventures with the 8th Flotilla and Force H in the North Sea and Norway and later in the Mediterranian. Heavily damaged near Sardinia by air attack, she was safely brought to Gibraltar and at the time of the book was undergoing repairs in the US. Sadly, she was later torpedoed by U211 and broke in half on Atlantic convoy duty. Only 26 of her crew of 148 were rescued in extreme weather conditions.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 2nd ed. 251p. Photos. British destroyer in the Atlantic. Cocked. Jacket spine chipped. In mylar. Near Fine/Very Good Copy. Book.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. with Photo Illustrations Ilustrador. First Edition. STATED First Edition, in original publishers cloth and price clipped dust jacket, 251 pp. CONDITION: Former owners name and date: March 1945 in Pencil to front blank endpaper; otherwise very good in a worn, torn and chipped dust jacket with small loss. Size: 8vo.

Condición: fair. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 250, illus., map, boards worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. London edition (published by J. Murray) is entitled: Destroyer's war: a million miles by the Eighth flotilla. The Eighth Flotilla and the H.M.S. Firedrake at work against the Axis in the first two years of World War II.

Condición: fair, ex-lib. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 250, illus., map, few library markings, boards worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. The London edition (published by J. Murray) has the title: Destroyer's War: A Million Miles by the Eighth Flotilla. The story of the Eighth Flotilla and the H.M.S. Firedrake fighting the Axis during World War II.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First edition. A lovely copy in all respects. Extremely clean and bright. World War II naval action, telling the story of "the destroyer that wouldn't give up." Illustrated with photographs. Fine / Near Fine.