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Highly Explosive: The Exploits of Major Bill Hartley of Bomb Disposal by John Frayn Turner - 1961

by John Frayn Turner

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Highly Explosive: The Exploits of Major Bill Hartley of Bomb Disposal by John Frayn Turner - 1961

Highly Explosive: The Exploits of Major Bill Hartley of Bomb Disposal

by John Frayn Turner

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London : G.G. Harrap, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. 208 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.
  • Bookseller World of Rare Books GB (GB)
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  • Book Condition Used - Good/Good
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher London : G.G. Harrap
  • Date Published 1961

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Highly Explosive; The Exploits of Major "Bill" Hartley of Bomb Disposal

Highly Explosive; The Exploits of Major "Bill" Hartley of Bomb Disposal

by John Frayn Turner

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George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. First Edition. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Rubbed marking to surfaces.
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Highly Explosive: The Exploits of Bill Hartley, MBE, GM of Bomb Disposal
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Highly Explosive: The Exploits of Bill Hartley, MBE, GM of Bomb Disposal

by Turner, John Frayn

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780856170409
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0856170402
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London, England: White Lion Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Dust jacket in good condition with moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present. Pictures available upon request.
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HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE

HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE

by Turner, John Frayn

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Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1961. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. The Exploits of Major "Bill" Hartley, M.B.E., G.M. of Bomb Disposal. How he dodged death dozens of times, how he stepped on a beach mine - and lived, how he felt for a fuse in a bomb up to his elbow in nitro-glycerine... Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w photos. 1.25" strip of fading to bottom edge of blue boards. Endpapers and text block browned with some foxing. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and heavily browned.
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Highly explosive : the exploits of Major Bill Hartley of Bomb Disposal

Highly explosive : the exploits of Major ""Bill"" Hartley of Bomb Disposal

by Turner, John Frayn

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London : G.G. Harrap, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208p.,ill. ; 20cm. Subjects: Hartley, Arthur Bamford. Great Britain Army -- Bomb Disposal Unit.
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