Pierce Benedict (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Ringbinder, 85 Seiten / guter Zustand Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 588.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, metallic red title and author lettering to the spine, red lining papers. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Full printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Entertaining account of the five key spies involved in weaving a web of deception to mislead the Nazis as to the true targets for the D-Day landings. This spy unit included 'a bisexual Peruvian playgirl, a tiny Polish fighter, a Serbian seducer, a wildly imaginative Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming, and a hysterical Frenchwoman whose obsessive love for her pet dog very nearly wrecked the entire deception.' Contains [xvi] 417 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Hint of tanning to the text block edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £16.99. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781408819906 SPECIAL OPERATIONS [S.O.E.].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HISTORY OF BEVERLY HILLS, in TWO SECTIONS: HISTORICAL and BIOGRAPHICAL. Edited by Pierce E. Benedict. BEVERLY HILLS: A.W. Cawston and H.M. Meier, 1934. First edition. Hardcovers, brown pebbled cloth, blind embossed decoration and gilt titling to the front cover, 8x10.5 inches, 234 pages. ILLUSTRATED with 34 unnumbered plates of views and portraits. VERY GOOD condition: Lovely covers with blind embossing and gilt titling to the front panel, a solid spine (though the gilt spine titles have mostly faded away), and just light toning to the inner pages as normal; overall a tight, bright, clean and unmarked copy. One of the nicest copies of this book I have seen. The 1934 History of Beverly Hills does not often come up for sale.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 245-310. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: The Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital - feature article with many excellent photos; Night on Moosilauke - a sketch charcoaled in prose; The royal hunt; Their patient expectancies; The Return; Winchester, Earlington, Arlington, Winchester; Two Lives; Another New England Poet - Philip H. Savage; A Lover; Representative Agriculturists C.H. Duncan of Hancock, John W. Farr of Littleton, ; The Midnight of Years; Polly Tucker (part 1); At Home; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy.