{"product_id":"hamlyn-book-of-great-escapes-brenda-ralph-lewis-1978","title":"The Hamlyn Book of Great Escapes by Brenda Ralph Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hamlyn Book of Great Escapes (Illustrated 1978 Hamlyn Escape Narratives in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSixteen Famous True Escape Stories, Illustrated in Colour and Sepia, from Four Centuries of Daring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Hamlyn Book of Great Escapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brenda Ralph Lewis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamlyn, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 060033161X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 1978.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards with a colour-illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto-size volume, with colour and sepia illustrations throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards are clean and bright, with no visible marks. The bottom spine end appears slightly bumped or rubbed. Corners and edges are otherwise tidy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or staining visible. The binding is tight. A faint pencil mark at the top right of the title page, apparently a price note, is the only marking seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small pencil note at the top right of the title page, reading 'R10' (apparently a price note). No signature, bookplate or stamp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The colour-illustrated jacket is bright, with light shelf wear at most, and the edges are clean. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published by Hamlyn in London in 1978, The Hamlyn Book of Great Escapes gathers sixteen of the most inventive and exciting escape stories, drawn from about four centuries of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe accounts range from Mary Queen of Scots' flight from Lochleven Castle to the prison camp breakouts of the Second World War, including Colditz, and the rescue of Danish Jews to Sweden during the German occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is lavishly illustrated in colour and sepia, with photographs of the people involved where available. It makes an attractive, jacketed copy for collectors of military history and true adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Brenda Ralph Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrenda Ralph Lewis is a British writer of popular history whose specialisms are military history and ancient and modern civilisations, from the Second World War to the Vikings, the Crusades and Ancient Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer other titles include Battles of the Bible, Churchill: An Illustrated History, Women at War and The Hitler Youth, as well as the Dark History series, among them A Dark History: The Kings and Queens of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamlyn Book of Great Escapes · Brenda Ralph Lewis escapes · Colditz escape book · true escape stories illustrated · Hamlyn 1978 hardcover · Danish Jews rescue Second World War book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamlyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58774448439599,"sku":"TCB-000235","price":180.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/the-hamlyn-book-of-great-escapes82892_cover_1.jpg?v=1793710050","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/hamlyn-book-of-great-escapes-brenda-ralph-lewis-1978","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}