Escape from the French
by Maurice Hewson; Antony Brett-James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340262400
- ISBN 13
- 9780340262405
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1981. Hard Cover. 0340262400 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrations, photographs 200 pages clean and tight. A British midshipman recounts his capture by the French, an unsuccessful escape attempt from one of Napoleon's prison camps, a second, successful escape, and a journey to freedom in Austria .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143740
- Title
- Escape from the French
- Author
- Maurice Hewson; Antony Brett-James
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0340262400
- ISBN 13
- 9780340262405
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....