Search Results: H M U- Boat by John D Drummond

W.H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 227 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Small area of loss to edges.

W. H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 227 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Fep is missing. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed.

W. H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. No Edition Stated. 227 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

London: W. H. Allen. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Reprint edition. Page edges slightly age darkened, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

London: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. /A Tattoo Book. Reprint in mass market paperback. 181 pp. Small scrape to rear cover, light rubbing to covers, crease to the bottom corner of the front cover. Good.

New York: British Book Centre. Very Good. 1958. Hardcover. Hardcover in red boards. No dust jacket. Book is sturdy and clean, with gentle overall wear and some light creating to several text pages. No marks or stains. A better than decent reading copy. Photo illustrations. 228 pp. Including index. .

LONDON: W.H. Allen, 1958. Clipped D.W., tape reinforced from obverse; withdrawn stamp on top edge; illustrated with black & white plates; 228pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. Ex-Library.

New York: British Book Centre. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and price-clipped dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Chip at back corner with discreet tape repair. Light wear elsewhere at jacket edges. The story of how u-570 was captured from the air and became H. M. S Graph. Photo illustrations. Small 8vo. 228 pp. Including index. A very nice copy. In protective Mylar. .

New York: British Book Centre, 1958. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. 228pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Lacks dust jacket. Handsome and tight first edition. Unusual tale of the capture of a German WW2 submarine.

The story of a German U-Boat captured by the British and used by them against German submarines. The author had access to both German and British records and tracked down survivors to get first hand accounts of an astonishing story. 228 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with light tanning, minor foxing and a split on part of back cover showing binding. Cover has some spots (see photos).

Tatto 1977. paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

W H Allen London 1958. ex lib, minimal markings, 227pp illus, G+(corners bruised, spine head & foot bumped with v sl scuffing, boards sl rubbed & soield, sl cocked, sl internal seperation at front & rear hinges, v sl soiled text)

London: W.H. Allen. 1958. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. Price clipped DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Several small tears to DJ edges and sine ends. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's neat initials to upper corner of front free endpaper. 228pages. The story of a captured German U-Boat who went back to sea as a British vessel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

The Quality Book Club 1958. octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

W H Allen, 1958. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked The pictorial dust jacket is complete, but with residual marks to the edges of the verso from old tape strengthening, showing through & therefore described as good only. Illustrated, 228pp.

Panther, 1960 Hardback: orange cloth, unlettered, grey end-papers, a paperback edition cased; Text a little age-browned, near fine.

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. dust jacket 228pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, U-570, captured & commissioned by the RN & renamed H.M.S. Graph. Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w a very good reading copy

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. fair, ex-lib.. 228, illus., ftnotes, index, some foxing, lib stamps, rough spot ins fr flylf, sm tear at rear hinge, bds scuffed & worn, lib # on sp. Account of the British capture of the German U-boat U-570 in August 1941. The boat, recommissioned as the H.M.S. Graph, subsequently fought the other U-boats.

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 228pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, U-570, captured & commissioned by the RN & renamed H.M.S. Graph. Ownership inscription o/w a very good copy

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The U-Boat was the pride of the German fleet, and the Nazi leaders knew how important was the success of their underwater warfare. Hitler gave orders that every U-Boat loss should be reported to him immediately. In August 1941, however, there was a loss for which Doenitz could not account. The submarine U-570 suddenly vanished off the face of the ocean. Some time later, German Intelligence received alarming reports that a ghost U-Boat was operating against her sister ships! U-570 had, in fact been "captured" by a British aircraft - one of the only two German submarines that ever surrendered - and she was now fighting the wolf packs as H.M.S. Graph. She actually sank another U-Boat.The author, peace-time writer and war-time naval officer, has had access to both British and German official records, and by tracking down survivors and hearing their first-hand accounts, has pieced together the… Read More