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Odette; The Story of a British Agent
by Tickell, Jerrard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall, London, 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/good. 336pp., author's preface, list of illustrations, official citation and epilogue. Black and white portrait frontispiece. The text is illustrated with black and white photography. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. the dustjacket is rubbed with some chipping to the top edge, and a 2 inch tear to the bottom left of the front panel, and a 0.5 inch tear at the bottom right of the same. Rubberstamped with a 07/52 (year of publication probably) on the rear panel of the jacket. The book comes from a smoking environment." "Biography of Odette Sansom, a young Frenchwoman married to an Englishman, who during World War II returned to France as a resistance fighter. A picture can be provided to confirm condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Espionage; Biography -- Military; History -- France; Inventory No: 0240477. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0240477
- Title
- Odette; The Story of a British Agent
- Author
- Tickell, Jerrard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Mrs Peter Churchill, G.C., M.B.E. -- Odette, Odette-- Biography, French Resistance -- World War II, World War II -- History -- Espionage Military & Warfare; Espionage; Biography -- Military; History -- France; Unbranded Tickell, Jerrard Odette
- Bookseller catalogs
- Espionage; History -- France; Biography -- Military;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Reprint
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- Chipping
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