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Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. First edition, first printings. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt titles. Blue topedge [as issued]. Pictorial dustwrapper by John Watton. A near fine copy with clean boards. Internally clean with no inscriptions. No marks to textblock edges. The very good+ dustwrapper has edgewear to extremities & usual toning to spine. Light graze (small drawing pin size) to back panel. Original price of 15/-net to front flap. Uncommon title. Colditz - the last resort for escaping pow's - an impregnable fortress; but, over four years 300 escaped with 31 home runs. Maps created, keys cuts, passes forged, gliders made - there was no end to the prisoners ingenuity - this is the account of the castle and its comings & goings from the most famous home runner of all.

Daily Mail, 1934. Six picture postcards in original envelope. All in fine condition in a very good+ envelope. No inscriptions. Six sepia photographs published for the Daily Mail of a model house designed by Heath Robinson for the 1934 Ideal Home Exhibition.

Bloomsbury, 2000. Still in original cellophane shrinkwrap with barcode to rear - just slit to leading edge to confirm first printing/impression status - states "First Edition" on copyright page [please be aware that some sealed copies will not necessarily be first editions as thiese early deluxe edition titles still had reprints]. First Deluxe Edition. First Printing. Purple cloth boards with gilt titles & illustrated vignette to front board. Totally "as new" copy in original shrink wrap. A big death shakes to the cores and everything about their life will change forever. One of the darkest of the Harry Potter novels.