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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. first printing. 164pp, with black and white plate illustrations. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine, top text block edge sprayed blue. 8vo. Slight lean. Cloth is faded along lower edge, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Fore and lower text block edges a little toned and spotted. Mild offset tanning on free endpapers otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust wrapper, faded, bumped and chipped at edges, a little crumbled on corners and spine heel, minor loss at spine head. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Rudolf Hess (1894-1987) was deputy Fuhrer to Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1941. His daring, fruitless flight to Britain was one of the outstanding episodes of the Second World War. In the introduction to this book his wife, Frau Ilse Hess, describes those fateful days in May 1941. Thereafter she lets her husband speak through his own letters of the lone flight to Scotland and the adventurous night landing by parachute. The letters describe his years of imprisonment in England, months in the dock at the post-war Nuremburg trials and his thoughts and conversations behind the walls of Spandau prison. As the letters unfold, they also reveal how Hess reconciled himself to his fate - Hess voices little resentment but nonetheless passes judgement on the politicians of destruction of 1941, on the Tribunal of 1946 and on the goalers at Spandau. …

Softcover. Zustand: sehr gut. geklammerte Originalbroschur 4°, 457-463 Seiten, mit einer Figur und vier Tabellen, ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar, sehr gutes Exemplar. Contributions from The Perkins Observatory Ohio State - Ohio Wesleyan University, Series II, No. 54, Reprinted from the The Astrophysical Journal, 196, 1975. in englischer Sprache (in english).…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair No dust jacket as issued. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First U.S. Edition. "Rudolf Hess's daring, fruitless peace-flight to Britain was one of the outstanding episides of the Second World War. In the introduction to this book Frau Ilse Hess describes those fateful days in May, 1941. Thereafter she lets her husband speak through his own letters of the lone flight to Scotland and adventurous night landing by parachute. The letters describe the years in English imprisonment, the months in the dock at Nuremberg, and Hess's thoughts and conversations behind the walls of Spandau Prison where he was been incarcerated in solitary confinement since 1947. There is not a bitter word in this book but it nevertheless passes judgement on the politicians of destruction of 1941, on the Tribunal of 1946 and on the gaolers of today. World literature knows only a few books in which Fate speaks so clearly." - back cover. First published in German in 1954. 151 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Initials atop first blank leaf and written notes atop page 14. Please note: Ink underlining throughout. Average wear. Binding tight. A worthy reference copy.; 8vo.…

Zustand: Good. Folio. 26 x 37cm. Original half black morocco. Bookplates on inside front endpapers.Library marking on spine. No markings on pages. Liight foxing.Heavy book.Vol. I only.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:58754452. Provenance: Royal College of Art, 23 Cromwell Rd., London SW7. Presentation copy from the Textile Council. …