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1951 The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill First Edition + Dust Jacket
REF: ES1726-NL86 / LA500211
£285
€333
$358
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Description
The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
Published by Faber & Faber, London 1951
First edition, first printing
Hardback in the original cloth binding with the original dust jacket with publishers price of 10s. 6d intact, several illustrations.
The book measures approx 8" x 6 inches with 263 pages
measurements
Height:
8 in
Width:
6 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the 1951 The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill First Edition + Dust Jacket (LA500211) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1951
condition
Loss to jacket at top & bottom of spine with a closed tear to top front left of jacket, few minor marks to rear of jacket, small faint stain to cloth boards either side at top of spine, front hinge cocked slightly forward, endpapers lightly browned, minor foxing to page fore-edges.
Overall in very good condition
Please note that the jacket has a clear removable covering that may show some reflections in images.
additional info
Material:
Origin:
Artisan:
Date of Manufacture:
1951
location
This 1951 The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill First Edition + Dust Jacket is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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