Click for full-size.
THE CAMOUFLAGE STORY ( FROM AINTREE TO ALAMEIN) (SIGNED COPY)
by GEOFREY BARKAS in collaboration with NATALIE BARKAS
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
LONDON: CASSELL AND COMPANY, 1952 Khaki Cloth boards with blue titles to spine, 205 x 140 mm approx. viii + 216 . 6 line illustrations by Brian Robb as called for + a number of other unspecified chapter head and tail vignettes and a double page map - The Battle of El Alamein. First Edition 1952. Signed by both Geoffrey and Natalie Barkas in ink to the front free end paper.A film director by profession the author led the Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate in WWII which played a decisive part in deceiving Rommel into believing the main thrust of the Allied assault to regain North Africa from the Axis forces would be in the South.(Operation Bertram). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to cloth, Ink gift insc. to free front end paper. Ink signatures as above. A few mild foxing spots to fore edge of book block with same and light dust spotting to top edge.Dust Jacket- Minor general shelf rubbing with a couple of small nicks to top rear panel- up to 4 mm approx and disguised chip to head of spine 3 mm approx in depth. No notable soiling. Non price clipped - cover 12/6. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve.No other notable defects to book or jacket).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130080
- Title
- THE CAMOUFLAGE STORY ( FROM AINTREE TO ALAMEIN) (SIGNED COPY)
- Author
- GEOFREY BARKAS in collaboration with NATALIE BARKAS
- Illustrator
- BRIAN ROBB
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- CASSELL AND COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- The Camouflage Story, Geoffrey Barkas, Natalie Barkas, Brian Robb Illustrated, The Battle of El Alemein, Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate, Operation Bertram, WWII, The North Africa Campaign, Signed books,
Terms of Sale
booksonlinebrighton
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics. The imprint was DC’s home for mature tales that were often horror-themed or otherwise dark in nature. Learn more about Vertigo, home of V for Vendetta, Sandman, and Fables.
