The Colditz Story

First edition, first printings. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt titles. Blue topedge [as issued]. Pictorial dustwrapper by John Watton. A very good+/near fine copy with clean boards. Light wear to extremities. Internally clean and complete. Very light abrasion mark to endpaper. No inscriptions. The very good+ dustwrapper is unusually complete with no loss. Some mild edgewear with small piece of old strengthening to head of spine on inside of wrapper. Mild toning to spine. Original price of 15/-net. An attractive copy of an uncommon title. Colditz - the last resort for escaping pow's - an impregnable fortress; but, over four years 300 escaped with 31 home runs. Maps created, keys cuts, passes forged, gliders made - there was no end to the prisoners ingenuity - this is the account of the castle and its comings & goings from the most famous home runner of all.