koenig paul capt (3 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: very good(-). Frontispiece portrait, several black & white illustrations. xii, 247 pages. Small 8vo, red pictorial cloth with gilt lettering at the front cover. New York: Hearst's International Library, 1916. Color stamp at the front endpapers, as well as previous ownership written in pencil. Cloth dust-soiled, sunned at the spine and outer page edges. A very good(-) copy.

Dekoriertes Leinen. Zustand: Tadellos. M. viel. Fotos (illustrator). S. 247. very well- preserved.

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition. König was a captain in the German merchant navy. In 1916 during World War I, he became a reserve Kapitänleutnant in the Imperial German Navy. Later in 1916, König became commanding officer of the merchant submarine Deutschland. He took it on two voyages to the United States for commercial purposes. This is the only authentic account of the first merchant submarine's voyage from Bremen to Baltimore and return. In remarkable condition for it's age. Dust-jacket still present has a few chips, closed tears and soiling to the back panel. First edition. 5¼" - 7¾". book.