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STORM WARNING
by Higgins, Jack (Harry Patterson)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030177618
- ISBN 13
- 9780030177613
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. An early World War II adventure from the author of "The Eagle Has Landed" featuring the crew and passengers of a 19th century sailing ship, the Deutschland, leaving Brazil in August, 1944, for a roundevous with destiny a month later in the Outer Hebrides off Scotland, along with a variety of other Germans, Americans and Scotsmen, all facing together a storm that has caused the war to fade into insignificance. A dime-sized stain on lower edge of text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight, with a very slight lean at the lower end of spine; the dustjacket is price-clipped but o/w close to perfect, no tears, no chipping or creasing. A collectable copy.
Synopsis
During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004270
- Title
- STORM WARNING
- Author
- Higgins, Jack (Harry Patterson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0030177618
- ISBN 13
- 9780030177613
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- WAR, FIRST EDITION, ADVENTURE, WWII, THRILLER,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Thriller; Adventure; Suspense;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Chipping
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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