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GRAF SPEE - The Life and Death of a Raider by Pope, Dudley - 1957

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GRAF SPEE - The Life and Death of a Raider by Pope, Dudley - 1957

GRAF SPEE - The Life and Death of a Raider

by Pope, Dudley

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New York: Berkley Books, 1957. (v) 246 pp. Berkley Book BG-82. Light edgewear with some creasing on the lower right corner of the front cover; minor creasing on the spine; previous owner's name inside. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Published in England as The Battle of the River Plate, this was filmed by the Rank Organization in 1956 as Pursuit of the Graf Spee, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter, and many others, including Patrick Macnee (John Steed of the Avengers), Peter Finch and Christopher Lee. The Contents are: Author's Introduction; Loading the Dice; The First Throw; Total Germany; Make the Challenge; Save by a Zig Zag; Sinking the Clement; RRR - Clement Gunned; Prisoners in the Altmark; Nine Ships Sunk; Achilles Joins the Party; Casting the Net; Sums on a Signal Pad; Graf Spee Is Trapped; Open Fire G25; Broadsides... Shoot; Seven Hits on Exeter; Shells and Snowballs; Graf Spee Runs Away; Guarding Achilles' Heel; No Help At Hand; Langsdorff Decides to Scuttle; and Langsdorff Shoots Himself; followed by an epilogue. . First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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  • Publisher Berkley Books
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1957
  • Keywords world war 2 ii two 2nd second; hitler; germany; south atlantic; ramage series; ned yorke; seafaring nautical adventure; pirate fiction; naval warfare; maritime history; vintage paperback;

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J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Graf Spee : The Life and Death of a Raider

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Graf Spee. (about Hitler's Famous Invincible ship)

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Canada.: Berkley /Pacer/Byron Preiss, 1956. 246 pages! >>> Movie edition, with photo cover & photo's inside! Hitler's Famous invincible ship in 1939, in South America vs British cruisers! 1" name written on 1st page.. First Edition By This Publisher.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback..
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GRAF SPEE (German Raider Ship 1939-1940)

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berkley book, , (first PB 1957), . BG-82, very good -fine, reading crease (WORLD WAR 2 NOVEL), paperback,
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J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Good Minus/Good Minus. 8x5x0. Good minus 1957 Lippincott edition in good minus dust jacket. Binding feels solid, but slightly cocked and hinges do show wear, with some surface tearing visible on rear hinge. Jacket has a moderate to heavy amount of shelfwear with tears and small missing pieces. Hard to find in dj. Protected in a clear attractive Mylar cover. We use quality packaging materials.
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Lippincott Co., 1957-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. 1957 2nd printing red hardback. 16 pages of historical photos inside. Ex-library with light use. Very secure and tight spine. No dj.
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Graf Spee: The Life and Death of a Raider

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. J. B. Lippincott Co., 1956; stated Third Impression. G+/G hardcover in G/G- dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges/corners of boards, light tannish discoloration to front edge of front board; photos, illustrations and text very good; previous owner inscription on front end page. Price-clipped dust jacket is worn at edges, lightly frayed over spine ends; very light liquid stain apparent on verso of front panel; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Graf Spee: The Life and Death of a Raider

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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 256 pages. Appendices and an Index. Illustrated with black and white photographs, a sketch map and end-papers containing a map of the battle of the River Plate [front] and diagram drawings of the Graf Spee [rear]. Third impression. No previous ownership marks. No underlining, writing or annotation to text. A clean, square, unmarked copy in jacket which shows only mild age wear. Very good in a near very good dust-jacket. .
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