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PEARCE, FRANK: : RUNNING THE GAUNTLET: THE BATTLES FOR THE BARENT SEA

LONDON.Fontana Paperbacks,1989.

ISBN 9780006374558.

UK,12mo p/back Original,illustrated,1st edn. [Stated 'A Fontana Original'.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,sharp-cornered, wrap-around illustrated card covers with colour pictorial artwork of naval ships at sea,with a double black lined border to a yellow panel at front's top edge with capitalised,red-lettered part-title and capitalised,black-lettered sub-title and similar for author's name and also capitalised,black-lettered FOREWORD BY ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET LORD LEWIN legend/credit - all letttering within the same panel.Spine with publisher's thumbnail colour illustrated colophon and capitalised,black-lettered name at its head,similarly coloured+lettered part-title and author'a name as the front's and a single reading crease - incurred when I opened the book for collation! - rear cover with continuation of front's illustration with a black-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,if any,to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean with inevitable, but light ageing/toning and unusually,no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - was unread until my collation.UK,12mo paperback Original, illustrated,1st edn,10-256pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,Foreword with a facsimile signature,author's Introduction,16 chapters,8pp of contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp128/29,a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] synopsis with author's publisshed titles to its reverse,title page,a dedication with an epigram to its reverse (Winston Churchill,1942),a Contents list/table with a Photographs list/table to verso,and a separate list of b/w maps and diagrams. Visually the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 35+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral paperback Original.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightness,cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a p/back book of a comparable age.            Mercilessly tempestuous and icily cold,vital lifeline to beleaguered Russia and scene of the most poignant and dramatic battles in British naval history,the Barents Sea quickly became the axis around which resolved the crucial fight for dominance in WW2. It was here,in this 'Gateway to Hell',that the badly torpdoed Edinburgh made her last gallant stand but was sunk with five tons of gold bullion on board,here that Captain Sherbrooke's heroism vanquished the greatly superior foe, that,lurking in a nearby Norwegian fiord,the notorious German battleship,the mighty Tirpitz, was finally laid low,here that the tide of victory surged relentlessly on to force the collapse of Hitler's vivious Third Reich.        Drawing on first-hand accounts,on maps,original battle plans and his own years of service,Frank Pearce evokes in striking detail the feats of superhuman endurance,the loyalty,courage and fortitude of the Navy,running the gauntlet for British supremacy in the Barents Sea. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                  

UK,12mo p/back Original,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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