1999, ISBN: 9780440226406

Paperback, Hardcover

London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. xii, 292pp, two sections o… More...

London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. xii, 292pp, two sections of black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Printed endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket price unclipped. 8vo. The acclaimed historian pays tribute to the Royal Navy by drawing on the personal stories of those who served during the first world war and the inter-war years., Hodder and Stoughton, 1996, 4, UK,small Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.NMINT.Pictorial colour decorated,glazed boards with black lettering,no owner inscrptn; negligible shelf-wear bumping,creasing to edges or corners - no nicks teasrs or splits present.Minimal,superficial scoring/indentsto rear board.Top+fore-edges clean; contents pristine with b/w photographic montage-type,illustrated endpapers.UK,small Qrto (approx 10" tall x 7.50" wide)HB,1st edn,5-127pp includes title page,a preface,profuse b/w contemporary illustrations,and b/w photographic stills from the series. This log is for Field Commanders trying to forge a ruthless fighting unit. Therefore it deals with war and weapons and how to turn ordinary chaps into tough-as-steel soldiers.It is unsuitable for civilians. These are the words of Captain George Mainwaring who commanded the Walmington-on-Sea platoon of the Home Guard during the Second World War.When Arthur Wilson,M.A.,the nephew of Mainwaring's platoon sergeant,was asked to write a book marking the anniversary of the outbreak of war in 1939,he travelled to Walmington in search of inspiration. There he discovered a rich treasure for, in addition to his daily log, Mainwaring had collected a huge dossier of journals,notebooks,letters, clippings and much else about his platoon's wartime activities. From this abundance,Arthur Wilson,has produced a superb book,interwoven with the human and humorous exploits of Mainwaring himself,Sergeant Wilson,L/Cpl. Jones, Walker,Frazer,Pike and other fascinating characters.The book is fully illustrated with images redolent of the war years, many showing the platoon defending Walmington.It will,contrary to Mainwaring's stern warning,prove a feast for almost anyone. Written by Paul Ableman,and based on the BBC Television series by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.BBC,1989., 5, New York: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc., 1999. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK! New York Times Bestselling Author of Homecoming and Fortune's Hand. SYNOPSIS: A LEGACY OF SHAME Caroline Hartzinger fled wartime Europe with a shattered life and a devastating secret. Pregnant and unwed, she arrived in America in 1939. Joel Hirsch offered marriage and respectability, hoping one day to earn her love, if not the passion she felt for a man whose memory still haunted them both. With Joel, Caroline built a new life, determined to bury the past--until her daughter Eve brought Caroline's carefully crafted world crashing down again, driven by a rage to learn the truth... LEGACY OF SECRETS It was Eve's secret now, a legacy that tainted her life and put generations at risk. But with it came a gift--a new sister, young enough to be her own daughter, who would offer hope, then a truth that would finally break the hold of the past... LEGACY OF SILENCE New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain creates an unforgettable story of a remarkable family--and a deception that reaches across continents, oceans, and generations. Belva Plain is the internationally acclaimed author of seventeen bestselling novels. She lives in northern New Jersey. AWARDS: A selection of The Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club.. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc., 1999, 2.5<

1999, ISBN: 9780440226406

New York: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc., 1999. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Ligh… More...

New York: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc., 1999. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK! New York Times Bestselling Author of Homecoming and Fortune's Hand. SYNOPSIS: A LEGACY OF SHAME Caroline Hartzinger fled wartime Europe with a shattered life and a devastating secret. Pregnant and unwed, she arrived in America in 1939. Joel Hirsch offered marriage and respectability, hoping one day to earn her love, if not the passion she felt for a man whose memory still haunted them both. With Joel, Caroline built a new life, determined to bury the past--until her daughter Eve brought Caroline's carefully crafted world crashing down again, driven by a rage to learn the truth... LEGACY OF SECRETS It was Eve's secret now, a legacy that tainted her life and put generations at risk. But with it came a gift--a new sister, young enough to be her own daughter, who would offer hope, then a truth that would finally break the hold of the past... LEGACY OF SILENCE New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain creates an unforgettable story of a remarkable family--and a deception that reaches across continents, oceans, and generations. Belva Plain is the internationally acclaimed author of seventeen bestselling novels. She lives in northern New Jersey. AWARDS: A selection of The Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club.. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc., 1999, 2.5<