Safe Houses are Dangerous. Foreword by 'Pat O'Leary' General Sir Albert-Marie Guerisse. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
Long Helen
William Kimber,
1985
Safe Houses are Dangerous. Foreword by 'Pat O'Leary' General Sir Albert-Marie Guerisse. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
Long Helen
William Kimber,
1985
52.90 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1985
- Author
- Long Helen
- Publishers
- William Kimber
- Keyword
- mstock, military, ww2, wwii, espionage, pow, escape lines, marseilles, mi9, o'leary, caskie, airey neave, nouveau, rodocanachi, helen long
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo., First Edition, with 30 plates on 12, and 4 facsimiles (one double-page and 3 full-page) and 4 full-page maps and plans in the text; original burgundy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Helen Long (nee Vlasto; niece of Dr. Rodocanachi) gives a detailed account of the Rodocanachi house in Marseilles that acted as headquarters of the O'Leary escape line. The story naturally involves most of the luminaries of the period including Airey Neave, Caskie, Nouveau, Garrow and, of course, 'O'Leary' himself. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.77.
