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London: Falcon Press 1946, 1st edition. (Small 4to) 183pp. Very good in poor dust jacket. Color frontispiece, black and white and color plates. There are two small marks on the front cover, the dust jacket has been taped and is in fragments and there is a tape stain on the front endpaper. Illustrations by J.F. Watton. (Military--Canada, Escapes, Military--Canada, OFLAG IVC, Prison Camps, Prisoners of War, World War 2).
DETOUR; The Story of Oflag IVC by Wood (Editor), J.E.R - 1946
by Wood (Editor), J.E.R
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DETOUR; The Story of Oflag IVC
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London: The Falcon Press, 1946. Beige quarter-bound boards with gilt titling to front and spine. Book in very good condition except for two small dents to bottom of front cover, slight rubbing to edges. Spine is very slightly shaken, pages are toned. Illustrated dust-jacket is intact but worn with many open tears to edges and joints. Slipped-in "Amendments" card is present, recto frontispiece. All text and illustrations are very clean and clear; 183 pages plus index. Oflag IVC was a high-security German prison camp during the Second World War, designed to contain officers who had escaped several times. "Compiled from material brought back from Oflag IVC, the International "bad boys" camp. The script totals roughly 80,000 words of narrative written by the officers, with commentaries of true incidents of battle, prison and escape. The text is accompanied by thirty-two pastels in four-colour and thirty-two pastels and cartoons in mono-colour by Lieut. J. F. Watton of the border Regiment." (From dust-jacket.). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Watton, J.F.. 10" x 7 1/2". Clear Brodart Covering.
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- Keywords DETOUR STORY OF OFLAG IVC WORLD WAR TWO GERMAN PRISON CAMP HIGH SECURITY BAD BOYS ILLUSTRATED HISTORY POETRY ART NARRATIVES RED CROSS FIRST EDITION
- Size 10" x 7 1/2"
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Detour; The Story of OFLAG IVC
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Detour The Story Of Oflag IVC (include. essay & illus. by Canadian Officers)
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[London]: The Falcon Press, 1946., 1946. 8vo. pp. 183. 64 plates. cloth (bit spotted, corners bumped). First Edition.. F. Hardcover.
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Detour, The Story of Oflag IVC [Colditz Castle]. Drawings by Lieut. J.F. Watton...
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London, Falcon Press, 1946. . First edition; 4to (260 x 190 mm, 10 x 7 1/2 in); half-title signed by seven former Colditz prisoners of war, numerous colour and black & white portraits and illustrations; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering, boards slightly bowed, small chip to long side of upper one, otherwise a very good and internally fine. Signed by seven former Colditz prisoners of war:- Kenneth Lockwood, Jimmy Yule, Hugh Bruce, Tommy Catlow, Peter Allan, Walter Morison and Jack Best, co-designer of the famous Colditz glider.'It is well know that the discipline in Oflag IVC, the Escapers' camp, was harsher than in any other British Prisoners of War Camp in Germany....' Foreword by Field Marshal The Lord Chetwode...
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