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1972. 256 pages. Très bon état.
Editore: Editions Famot, Genève, 1974
Da: Bouquinerie "Rue du Bac", GOMMERVILLE, Francia
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Très bon. 2ème Édition. 256+XXIV pages sur papier bouffant de luxe, douze illustrations en hors-texte sur papier couché. Avant-propos du colonel Livry-Level. Livre.
Editore: London: Arco Publishers Limited, ., 1955
Da: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 191 pp. Fine with bookplate; in a Very Good dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges and slightly darkened spine. From dust jacket: Here are exciting stories of co-operation between the R.A.F. and the French Resistance Movement during the years of the occupation. And here, in full, is the story of the memorable raid on Amiens prison in Frebrary, 1944, led by Group Captain Charles Pickard, D.S.O., D.F.C. His attacking force of Mosquitoes and Mustangs flew in low to the attack on the prison, where hundreds of political prisoners were awaiting death or deportation. With masterly precision the R.A.F. dropped their bombs, demolishing the walls of the prison. By the time Gestapo reinforcements had arrived on the scene, dozens of Resistance prisoners had been able to make their escape. Aviation, Military History, European History. nslic.
1972. 256 pages. Très bon état.
1972. 256 pages. Très bon état.
Cartonage éditeur. Condizione: Très bon. Très bon état In-12 253 pp. Reliure éditeur plein skyvertex. Décor doré. Illustrations hors texte sur papier couché. Imprimé sur papier bouffant de luxe.
Editore: Arco Publishers LTD, London., 1955
Da: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, Nuova Zelanda
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First printing stated. The book has compressed leading corners and small amounts of fading to the very tips of the boards. Foxing to prelims and page edges. The jacket has foxing, is not price clipped, has shallow chipping on the spine and some short closed tears.
Editore: ARCO PUBLICATIONS & NEVILLE SPEARMAN, London, 1955
Da: Instant Rare and Collectable, North Auckland, AD, Nuova Zelanda
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. rare title,a budget collectors copy,BOOK; grey-blue boards are clean enough,some suning to bottom corner where dustcover missing,.binding very square,firm.looks an un-read copy of this rare title.no large foxing internal,just a dusting of spots show on very pagends,no pen insriptions,.mainly all clean inside the inner text pages.DUSTJACKET; is as shown' picture, very good,.but some minor loss & slight fade the spine section,.a wee closed rip,it will be placed in plastic loose-fitting over-cover apon shipping to hold & protect,.most happy to forward scans on request/please note the thumbnail showing.'nice budget copy of this title'.PRICED TO SELL.a FREE Fast' AIR POSTAGE yes worldwide, is INCLUED IN PRICE.,plus our QUAILTY PACKAGING. Size: 8.5 By 6.0.wrk.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. First Edition. The year was 1944. A number of the French Resistance members were being held in Amiens prison, and as their colleagues were shot, morale fell dramatically. So two men, Pepe and Ponchardier, devised a plan and with R.A.F. assistance, morale was improved. These 171 pages plus Appendices, tell the tale. Text complemented by approx. 17 b/w illustrations and photographs. Learn more about : Vire Estuary, Operation Renovate, Chobiere, Maquis, Alibi Network and Gendarme Lenglet. Cond : Boards are light blue with gilt lettering - spine only. End-papers are white. D.J. is white with gold, purple and brown artwork. (Advert for KKK book on back.) D.J. illustration is of a breached wall and eleven fleeing figures. D.J. has been price-clipped. P/O name and R.C.A.F. affiliation on front pastedown. Some photos (only) have a curious `damp-crinkle ' - publisher's flaw (??). Binding tight, not sun-faded. Light soiling throughout. No tears, no creases. No marks in text block. Excellent WWII reference !! Quote (p. 149) : " ._._. with only a few yards to spare, and flew over the road from Dieppe to Treport, indistinguishable now in the thick snow. With our Mustangs clinging close, we followed the valley down one side, and back up the other, crossing the Somme valley. Amiens lay to our right. " Size: Octavo.
Editore: Arco Publishers Ltd., London., 1955
Da: Entelechy Books, London, Regno Unito
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. The Gates Burst Open. By Colonel Livry-Level and Remy. Translated by Pamela Search. Foreword by Air Chief Marshall Sir Basil E. Embry. Hard covers with dust jacket and both are in good condition. 1st Edition 1955.
Da: Thylacine Fine Books, Penguin, TAS, Australia
Prima edizione
Arco Publishers Ltd London 1955. First edition. Blue cloth, photographs, appendices, 192pp. Previous owner's inscription, light foxing, pages edges browned o/w good. Jacket- tears along edges, grubby. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.
Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. The 1944 Amiens prison raid. P Search trans. pp191, illus. Binding solid, spine sunned, boards stained.
Editore: Arco London 1955, 1955
Da: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 192pp., b/w plates, appends., Stories of co-operation between the RAF & the French Resistance movement. a powerful account of the attack on Amiens prison in 1944 by RAF mosquitoes which freed large numbers of Resistance fighters awaiting execution.