SLAUGHTER AT SALERNO by Kessler, Leo - 1985

London: Century Publishing, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 173 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings..

London: Century, 1985. Book. Very Good, Ex Private Library. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. War thriller, no. 2 in the Wotan series. BOOK:- Binding is sound; black boards have two tape stains each, showing as darker black than the boards; dealer stamp at foot of FFEP; rear pastedown has the residue of a pasted pocket and RFEP has a reference code in ink, but there are no other librarial markings; uniform page browning. JACKET:- Intact, with price; mild edgewear; one tear (1 cm) on rear flap hinge bottom corner; vertical crease to each flap; three faint yellow stains to interior; some rubbing and indentations on the panel surfaces, but no rupture. Scan on request..

UK: Macdonald, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 192pp. In red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. (Boards strong, clean, sharp, just very gently rounded at spine ends). Internally an little page toning, else neat, clean, and tight. In its original dust jacket (tiny chip on verso). Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality mylar sleeve which is not adhered to the volume or the jacket. Leo Kessler was one of the pen names of second world war veteran and historian, Charles Whiting, who also wrote under the names Ian Harding, John Kerrigan and others. Almost always writing on a war or military theme, whether fact or fiction, by the time of his death in 2007, Whiting was known as a phenomena of the publishing industry, with more than 350 titles to his (several) names, most associated with accurately researched and well-written war histories and novels with war background drenched in sex and violence. He has become collectible,… Read More

UK: Century, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 173pp. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. (Boards strong, clean, sharp, with mild wear on edges and around spine). Internally an little page toning, and numbers neatly written on endpapers, else neat, clean, and tight. In its original dust jacket (four small chips at base of spine). Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality mylar sleeve which is not adhered to the volume or the jacket. There is a short crease in the mylar wrapper. Leo Kessler was one of the pen names of second world war veteran and historian, Charles Whiting, who also wrote under the names Ian Harding, John Kerrigan and others. Almost always writing on a war or military theme, whether fact or fiction, by the time of his death in 2007, Whiting was known as a phenomena of the publishing industry, with more than 350 titles to his (several) names, most associated… Read More

London: Century, 1985. Book. VG++. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. War thriller, no. 2 in the Wotan series. BOOK:- Binding is sound, no loose pages; black boards are clean; gilt titles are bright and without loss; spine heel crush; one small corner bump; no ink names, stamps or other permanent markings; no foxing or offset; uniform page browning. JACKET:- Intact, with price; mild edgewear; one tear (1.2cm) on front panel at flap hinge top corner, with associated crease; match head sized indentation at 9 o'clock on the front panel, but no rupture; some rubbing. Scan on request..

London: Century / Mysterious Press, 1985. Book. Very Good ++. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. VG++, Shelfwear, browning/VG, Price-clipped, edgewear, tear, indentations, faint internal stain. War thriller, no. 2 in the Wotan series. Expanded condition report/scan on request..