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Zustand: Very Good. Paul Gulacy; Terry Kevin Austin (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. 1st US edition, 1st printing ; xi, 294 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. ; LC: F3031; Dewey: 997/.11; OCLC: 8826510 ; ISBN: 0060150823; 9780060150822 LCCN: 82-48612 ; "Portions of this work originally appeared in somewhat different form in the Sunday times" ; black cloth in price-clipped pictorial dustjacket ; bookseller's label on front endpaper ; Contents: Surrender -- The yawning gap -- The rights and wrongs of history -- The long road to war -- Argentina's General Patton -- My job is war -- A most ungentlemanly act -- Task Force South -- The battle for peace -- Enter Al Haig -- The Empire strikes back -- Operation Blackbuck -- Death of the Belgrano -- A final chance for peace -- D-Day -- The blackbird and the falcon -- Bomb alley, Death valley -- The other casualty -- The Battle for Goose Green -- A Bay too far -- Advance on Stanley -- Surrender --Maps: Falklands Islands -- The Battle for Government House -- South Georgia -- Stanley, East Falklands -- Super Etendard, Exocet -- HMS Sheffield -- British Landings at San Carlos -- A4P Skyhawk, Mirage IIIA -- Sea Harrier -- Battle Plan for Goose Green -- Disaster at Bluff Cove -- THe British Advance on Stanley -- South Atlantic. ; G/G. Book.

Zustand: Good. 137 pp., hardcover, dust jacket, ex library, else text and binding clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. de Walton, John; Cleaver, Reginald; East, Laurence; Illingworth, L.G.; Wenban, R.; Holloway, Cyril; Leigh, Conrad; Brock, H.M.; Bendall, Claude (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.