London: T. Werner Laurie. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1957). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. 1" tears at corners of dustjacket and at ends of dustjacket spine. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 189 pages + frontispiece + 5 illustrations on 2 plate leaves. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 197 x 128mm. 9 in-text illustrations. Military history, World War Two. "It was Wills' purpose, magnificently carried out, to provide foolproof disguises for British and Resistance agents and to supply them with cleverly concealed explosive devices" - from dustjacket blurb. .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16122
Title: Sabotage! The Story of Lt-Col J. Elder Wills
Author: Bell, Leslie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: T. Werner Laurie
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1957)

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