Published by Pan Books Ltd, 1957
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1957. First Edition Thus. 249 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light tanning to spine and edges with splits to spine edges.
Published by Pan 1957 : A paperback book. Reduced postage on multiple orders., 1957
Seller: Mr.G.D.Price, Mansfield, United Kingdom
inscription inside cover, VG.
Published by Pan Books, 1957
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1957. This edition 1957. 250 pages. Pictorial paperback. Contains black & white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by MacMillan Co, New York, 1955
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 "; 255 pages.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. the jacket is torn and worn. chipped. marked. creased. tanning. stains on few pages. the text is not affected. foxing. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Macmillan Company, NY, 1955
Seller: Battleground Books, Yorktown, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Macmillan Company, NY. The story of the German naval ship the Altmark, a supply ship to the battleship Graf Spee. Altmark besides supplying the Graf Spee also rescued Allied sailors whose ships were victim to the Graf Spee. After the Graf Spee was suck the Altmark captain tried to run back to Germany with her prisoners. Good+ copy of the stated first printing in a good dust jacket. The book has a little shelf wear. The dust jacket has edge wear and some old scotch tape repairs. 255 pages.
Published by Victor Gollancz, UK, 1955
Seller: Bob Vinnicombe, SEFTON, NSW, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. naval episode in WW2. Somwe brown spotting to early * late pages o/w good hardcover, dj is ragged & has tears at back. B/w photos. No inscr.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1955
Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly foxed, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but with pieces missing to front, rear and spine. 255pp. The story of the Altmark, the secret supply ship of the Nazi pocket battleship the Graf Spee and the many British ships sunk by the Graf Spee. Eventually the Graf Spee was cornered - the Battle of the River Plate - and the Altmark, now alone, was instructed to return home - packed with British prisoners. She eventually reached neutral Norwegian waters from where 300 British prisoners were rescued. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated 1st Prtg. Pub by Macmillan, 1955, stated 1st Printing. NOT exLib. VG+ or better cond. hardcover w/ VG corner-clipped (not price-clipped) dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. Approx 1"x1"x1" triangular chip out of lower front, o/w only It-mdt edgewear to dj, still 95% intact & displays well. Illustrations in b&w. 255pp. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall VG+ /VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: good, fair. First Printing. 255, illus., maps, appendix, slight soiling inside boards, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing at spine.
Published by Pan Books Ltd, London, 1957
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, SA, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. some wear to covers and cover edges, small tear page 125, price mark front, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by London: Gollancz, 1955, London, 1955
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. B/w Photos, Maps (illustrator). Not Stated, Probable First. Hard Cover. VG/Good. Not Stated, Probable First. 22cm By 14.5cm. The story of the dramatic rescue of 300 British merchant marine captives from ships sunk by the Graf Spee early in WWII when the Royal Navy destroyer Cossack took them from the German prison ship Altmark. The action was memorable because the destroyer entered Norwegian territorial waters to effect the rescue. Also covered the cruise of the Graf Spee and her success against shipping. Book has slight edgewear, pictorial DJ small nicks and tears, with small section missing spine base. Text block excellent, 255 pages, 13 b/w pics, five sketches/maps, few foxing blobs adjacent plates.
Published by Victor Gollancz 1955, 1955
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Gollancz, London, 1955
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illstd with b&w photos. A near fine first edition copywith just faint toning in the endpapers. Dust jacket is unclipped and bright but with minor edge wear, protected in a removable clear film sleeve.
Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60005608: 1957. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Couv. défraîchie, Dos frotté, Papier jauni. 249 pages. Illustré de photos en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 'The Navy's Here! The Altmark Affair' by Willi Frischauer and Robert Jackson. Victor Gollancz 1955 first edition. Slight foxing otherwise VG in dust jacket with substantial loss to the front panel.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1021511633 ISBN 13: 9781021511638
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Condition: New. In.
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. author (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 1955 , Hardcover in the dust jacket , 255 page book with black & white photo & map illustrations . Condition : Fine / DJ is Very Good ( ex-owner book plate inside front board ) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Lond. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1955
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
First Edition
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 255pp. (some foxing) Dustjacket covered in plastic. b/w plates & a map. Very good copy. 1st ed. On the 16th of February 1940, a British destroyer & a German tanker, the Altmark, which was boarded by British sailors who liberated Allied prisoners near Jossingfjord in Norway.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good.
Published by Gollancz, 1955
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Dust jacket torn and tanned. Black and white photographs throughout the text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Very Good.
Published by Victor Gollancz,, London:, 1955
Seller: Llibrum Llibram, Andratx - Mallorca-I Baleares, IB, Spain
First Edition
255 p + láms. Ilustrado con 12 láminas fotográficas b/n fuera de texto. Además cinco mapas. Pleno cartoné en símil tela editorial. 1ª edición.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 1019959991 ISBN 13: 9781019959992
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Condition: New. In.
Published by VICTOR GOLLANCZ FIRST EDITION 1955, 1955
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Signed
HB BLUE CLOTH INSCRIPTION FOXING ABOUT VERY GOOD PP255 DW GOOD 8V0 Sub-titled The Altmark Affair.
Published by Gollancz London 1955, 1955
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo 255pp., b/w plates, maps, list of prisoners, Rescue of the Altmark's prisoners by the Cossack. Includes an account of the end of Graf Spee. Some fading at spine o/w a nice copy.
Published by Pan, London., 1957
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Issue of This Edition. A firm clean book. Spine slightly curved. 250 pages with black/white picture section.
Published by Gollancz London 1955, 1955
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 255pp., b/w plates, maps, list of prisoners, Rescue of the Altmark's prisoners by the Cossack. Includes an account of the end of Graf Spee.
Published by Gollancz, UK, 1955
Seller: Anytime Books, London, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The epic account of the 1940 rescue of the Altmark prisoners captured by the Graf Spee. pp255. Illus. Maps.
Published by Gollancz London 1955, 1955
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 255pp., frontis., b/w plates, maps, list of prisoners, Rescue of the Altmark's prisoners by the Cossack. Includes an account of the end of Graf Spee.