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HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. 1st edition. signed sentiment by Claire Phillips, 226pp, octavo, tight binding, clean througout, soiled boards, spine mildly darkened, slight lean when laid flat.
Published by Binford & Mort, Portland, OR, 1947
Seller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. F/NF: A fine condition octavo hardcover in cloth with a near fine dj. DJ has some minor rubbing at the corners. Inscribed and Signed by co-author Myron B. Goldsmith on the first free and paper. Claire Phillips became the first woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ***See Our Copy***; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Binfords & Mort, [1947]., Portland, OR:, 1947
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
8vo. [8], 226 pp. Pictorial light blue publisher's cloth w/ artwork reproducing the cover art of the dustjacket, blue & white (minor rubbing, shelfwear, slight bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. (minor chipping head & foot of spine, couple minor closed tears, some age toning), still VG/G- copy inscribed by Claire Phillips on the ffep. First edition, signed, of this rare and exciting story of Claire Phillips --an Oregon Native -- who married an American officer before the fall of Bataan, opened a nightclub, became a spy, fought for the Philippine Underground, and was eventually captured and tortured at the notorious Bilibid Prison, near the Cabanatuan Prison Camp. In January 1945 she was liberated by American Forces, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1951. This was made into the movie, I was an American spy, starring Ann Dvorak, Gene Evans, Richard Loo, and directed by Lesley Selander.