Grey, Anthony:Saigon
- Taschenbuch 1988, ISBN: 9780330280426
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N.Y.: Atheneum, 1988. 1sgt ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. This time Persis finds herself inst… Mehr…
N.Y.: Atheneum, 1988. 1sgt ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. This time Persis finds herself installed in a luxurious villa in the sun-drenched hills above Nice, with a commission to paint the town's handsome and eligible mayor, who has suddenly disappeared. Surrounded by rich, idle, pleasure-seeking neighbors, she joins the festivities and awaits his return. But then members of the group begin to die in mysterious circumstances. Persis's suspicions are aroused and her love of intrigue is awakened, as are her instincts for self-preservation. Last Plane From Nice is frothy and fashionable entertainment, full of eccentric characters, sparking dialogue and sprightly adventure.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book., Atheneum, 1988, 5, New York: Coward, McCann, Inc, 1957. Near Fine condition in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. NOT price clipped ($3.50). Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First American Edition 1957" is so stated on the copyright page. Originally published in England as DIEPPE AT DAWN. Illustrated with frontispiece photo, maps, and diagrams of force composition. Endpaper maps of "Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942" 10 appendices. From the Dust Jacket: "Few actions in the Second World War have provoked more controversy than the Dieppe Raid. Now after fourteen years, the acts behind this fateful action are brought together for the first time. It was in one sense a disaster - the losses were appalling: out of a force of 6,000 men less than 2,000 returned. Yet it has also been argued by no less an authority than Sir Winston Churchill, that without the experience and lessons gained at this terrible price the success of the European invasion could not have been achieved. Of one thing there is no doubt. The Dieppe Raid will remain a story of human heroism and sacrifice seldom matched in the annals of war. This then is the story of that bold and terrible venture. It is a story of courage and determination, success and failure. It was on the night of August 18, 1942, that 252 small ships set out from English ports bound for the iron-held coast of France. At five o'clock in the morning of August 19th, the first troops landed on that darkened shore. During the next eight hours some 6,000 troops were put ashore and a desperate battle took place. The story of the men and their actions during these few hours develops with a shattering intensity. By one o'clock in the afternoon of that same day the last survivors had been evacuated from the doomed beaches, and the Flotilla sailed for England. It was difficult to know at that point what had been accomplished. It was known that the results had been disastrous, the casualties frightful. In fact, the Dieppe Raid then touched off one of the great propaganda battles of the war. R. W. Thompson goes into the aftermath of this horrendous struggle, describes the claims and counter-claims, and shows what important lessons were learned. The Dieppe Raid is an extraordinary story of men in battle; it is a fascinating addition to the history of World War II. However, like the Charge of the Light Brigade it will forever endure as an epic of human heroism and courage." Original black boards. "An extraordinarily interesting blow-by-blow account of the whole tragic episode" - Sunday Times. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. 215pp., Coward, McCann, Inc, 1957, 3.5, New York, NY Stein & Day Publishers, 1986. Hardcover First Edition (1986), so stated. First Edition (1986), so stated. Very Good in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows very light shelving wear to the lower extremities; former owner's unsigned book plate at the front free end paper; there is a very faint damp stain at the top edge near the back strip, imparting a hint of waviness to the top edge fo the last fifty pages or so (no other indications of exposure to dampness or water and there is NO whiff of mildew); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price intact; mylar-protected. RVery close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). 288 pages. Language: English. Weight: 21 ounces. Hardback with DJ. This entertaining volume considers tourism at eight different periods. The ancient Romans journeyed to Greece, Troy and Egypt; though tourism was in eclipse during most of the Middle Ages, pilgrimages to the Holy Land became a mass phenomenon in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Renaissance saw wealthy Britons traveling to Italy in search of manners, and by the 18th century the Grand Tour of France, Austria, Germany and Italy had become de rigueur for cultivated Britons. The Romantics traveled in search of emotional highs, and the Victorians to learn; tourism became a business in their era. The Belle Epoque was the last gasp for the incredibly rich, who flocked to the Riviera, and the post-World War II period brought the modern-day explosion in sightseeing., Stein & Day Publishers, 1986., 0, London: Pan Books. Very Good. 1983. Reprint; Second Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Original price sticker to front cover, some foxing to spine and edges of reading block. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside, appears unread. Cover artwork by Cathie Felstead. Very heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 752 pages; An epic novel of Vietnam. Joseph Sherman first went there in 1925 as a young fifteen-year-old on a hunting expedition with his family. Through the next five decades he returned again and again, drawn back as much by the strange magic of the land as by Lan, the Vietnamese beauty he could never forget. He was there when the local people rose up against their French colonial masters, when the Legion fought their final battle at Dien Bien Phu, when American military advisors fired their first shots, and was aboard one of the last helicopters as they fled the fallen city of Saigon... ., Pan Books, 1983, 3<
