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Strangers on the Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel
by Donovan, James B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. foreword by Charles S. Desmond, Chief Judge of the State of New York, index. Text is illustrated with black and white photography, illustrations and facsimile of documents. Black coloured boards with red coloured titles to the back strip the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a bridge, with green and red coloured background with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. On February 10th, 1962, two men were exchanged on a bridge in West Berlin. The men were Colonel Rudolph Able -- supreme Soviet spy master, and Francis Gary Powers -- downed U.S U-2 pilot. This is their story, and how the exchange came about. This book is an ex-library book: – Police College Library. Library stamp to the free front endpaper, too numerous pages of the book – right hand side and to the rear free endpaper. Library pocket still in situ to the rear paste-down. Softening of the back strip edges with bumping of the top book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages with the text block edges showing a few marks. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with the sunning of the back strip. Handling marks to the rear panel. Library mark: – 'white coloured S" – and Dewey number to the lower back strip edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - XI, [6], 3 - 432, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Cold War; 1960s; Inventory No: 0121903. .
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0121903
- Title
- Strangers on the Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel
- Author
- Donovan, James B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Colonel Rudolph Abel -- Francis Gary Powers, Cold War -- History, Russian -- United States -- Politics, Soviet Espionage -- History Politics & Government; Cold War; 1960s; Unbranded Donovan, James B. Strangers on the Bridge: The Case of Colone
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cold War;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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