Williams oakley translator (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Main text is clean and unmarked; tight binding; Board corners and spine are bumped, spine is faded. Has some shelf scuffing and a small stain on the front board. Ffep and rfep may be missing, has numbers written on interior of front board and a sticker on the interior back board. Erased markings on inside of back board and a rubbed spot on the inside of the front board. Back board has an old price sticker that says "Citiy of Paris" and "San Francisco." The authorized English translation of the German volume "Kathinka Plusch". 305 pages.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1931). 1931 1st US edition. 8vo (148 x 237mm). Pp292,map. B/w vignettes. Orange cloth, spine titled in black, b&w vignette of mounted trooper in black on upper board. Snag to top of bumped spine, slight use and fading. Slight browning to end-papers and edges, 1" tear to rear free end-papers. Good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. The author describes his experiences during the First World War as a trooper fighting in German South West Africa (now Namibia) and his subsequent escape into Portuguese territory. This may seem odd, given that Portugal fought against Germany in the Great War. However, the author gained other advantages by being on Portuguese territory which are explained in the book. An interesting memoir of one of the Great War's more obscure theatres. Chapters include: Trooper and farmer; Triumph and disaster; Hunter and hunter; The big trek. .…