Lindell's List | Saving American and British Women at Ravensbrück + (Signed Réseau Marie Claire Flown Cover) + Author Signed

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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 288 pp with map and monochrome archive photographs to the central pages on loaded art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. + No. 94 of 1200 'Réseau Marie Claire' flown cover, Post Office stamp 2nd October 1983 and SIGNED by Mary Lindell to the front cover 'Mary de M. Lindell O.B.E., M.I.9'. (MI9, the British Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 9, was a secret department of the War Office between 1939 and 1945. During World War II it had two principal tasks: assisting in the escape of Allied prisoners of war held by the Axis countries, especially Nazi Germany; and helping Allied military personnel, especially downed airmen, evade capture after they were shot down or trapped behind enemy lines in Axis-occupied countries). Flight details and certification signed to the rear by D. B. G. Downey. One cachet insert. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page 'Peter, With regards from the author Peter Hore | 7th February 2018'. Extensive publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPECIAL OPERATIONS [S.O.E.]. N° de ref. del artículo 112416

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