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Five of the Few : Survivors of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz Tell Their Story (Signed)
by Darlow, Steve
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1904943586
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943587
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Grub Street, 2009. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Callaway, Tim. First edition, second printing. 254pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and top front corner. Signed by author on title page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The pilots relate personal stories that have never before been published, talking engagingly of their service life, combats, losses, injuries, friendships and fears.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009719
- Title
- Five of the Few : Survivors of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz Tell Their Story (Signed)
- Author
- Darlow, Steve
- Illustrator
- Callaway, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Impression
- ISBN 10
- 1904943586
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943587
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Second World War, Battle of Britain, Aviators,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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