The Centurions by Jean Larteguy, First Edition
Item Description: Presses De La Cite, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Presses De La Cite, Paris 1960. First French Edition / First Printing. Dated 1960 with no additional printings. Cloth boards. Copyright mentions 100 deluxe numbered copies. Book Condition: Very Good, shelf wear, light spots. Mildly rolled spine, name at the front endpaper. The dust jacket is not present. Bookseller Inventory # 8231
Item Description: Hutchinson of London, London, 1961. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hutchinson & Co. London, 1961. One of the great war novels. First edition in English, translated by Xan Fielding. Jean Larteguy's classic account of a group of French paratroop officers captured by the Viet Minh, and the saga that follows. Gripping and suspenseful, the novel has reportedly been read by Allied commanders involved in wars from Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. As American involvement in the Vietnam War increased, it was studied by American officers and Special Forces soldiers. The book regained currency with the onset of the Global War on Terrorism and the insurgency phase of the Iraq War. Since then, it has often been quoted or analyzed in works on counter-insurgency. This is a Near Fine copy, red boards with gilt lettering on the spine, top and side edges very slightly soiled, text block firm, pages unmarked. Jacket condition is Near Fine, unchipped with cover illustration bright and totally intact, front lower leaf price-clipped but the "21" in the "21s" price is still visible. First British Edition. The author served with the men who were the inspiration for this book. Rare. Bookseller Inventory # 170406
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York (1962)
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Item Description: E. P. Dutton, New York, 1962. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First printing (states "First Edition" on the CP with no additional printings listed). Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Very light shelfwear. The spine is mottled (spots of oxidation). Very mild foxing to the endpapers. Otherwise a fine, apparently unread copy. The dust jacket has light edgewear and a 2" tear on the front panel. There is some soiling to the rear panel. The price, $4.95, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bookseller Inventory # 009029
Published by E.P. Dutton, New York (1962)
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Item Description: E.P. Dutton, New York, 1962. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NF copy; DJ has nominal wear to corners, head/heel of spine, else fine. First as stated. Handsome, clean copy. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-14614124424
Jean Larteguy Translated By Xan Fielding.
Published by Hutchinson & Co. London (1961)
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From: Priestpopple Books (Prudhoe, NORTH, United Kingdom)
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From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Item Description: Hutchinson & Co. London, 1961. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First British Edition. Maroon cloth, gold titles, HARDBACK, FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Minor shelf wear, edges lightly dust marked otherwise this is a very clean and tight copy with nio other defects or blemishes of anyknd. The DJ is slightly rubbed, and faded otherwise is clean, tight and whole. This one of the most remarkable and exciting novels of our time and has been briliantly translated into English by Xan Fielding. Whilst a novel and as a result a movie renamed the Lost Command. The author served with the men who were the inspiration for this book Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Bookseller Inventory # 015981
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Item Description: Hutchinson, 1961. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VGC.Hutchinson,1961.First UK edition-first impression.Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover and spine) with protected Dj(number written on the edges of the front Dj cover, numbers written on the back Dj cover, very small tear ,small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC except for the written numbers on the Dj cover.Price clipped.487pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce first edition but with the Dj cover. Bookseller Inventory # 7778
Item Description: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1962. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition, First Printing. Very Good+, in a Good dust jacket. Faint spotting and light wear to side edge of page block. Cloth is edge worn and lightly soiled, with a small area of sunning corresponding to a chip in the dust jacket. The dust jacket shows edge wear, chipping, rubbing and soiling, with a chip missing from the bottom of the front panel; Chips and tears to the spine panel with mending tissue repairs from the verso; Split to bottom of spine fold. Rare. Bookseller Inventory # 140905035
Larteguy, Jean. Translated by Xan Fielding.
Published by London, Hutchinson, 1961 (1961)
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From: Treasure House Books (Franschhoek, WCAPE, South Africa)
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From South Africa to U.S.A.
Item Description: London, Hutchinson, 1961, 1961. First Edition. Near fine, clean, bright and tight. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket. with slight edgewear to spine extremities. The extremely rare first English translation. A wonderful copy. Africana. Hardback. With dj. Bookseller Inventory # 62714
Item Description: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. London, 1961. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Light soiling to closed outside edges. Text is clean and bright, no marks, lightly and evenly tanned. Unclipped DJ with 21s price shows chips and tiny tears head and heel of spine and tips of corners. Small skinned spot at heel of spine. Minor rubbing to edges, closed tear and crease to lower edge of rear cover at flap fold, small closed tear at center of lower edge of front cover. Winner of the 1960 Prix Eve Delacroix. "The Centurions of the title, are a group of French paratroop officers captured by the Vietminh after the fall of Dien-Bien-Phu in Indo-China and treated to the blandishments of Communist re-education in the notorious Camp One. After their release they return to France but are dissatisfied with their old environment. With the beginning of the Nationalist rebellion in Algeria, they re-enlist. This band of red-beret brothers see themselves in the historical role of Roman Centurions, facing the barbarians, while behind them corruption, in the form of their compatriots, attempts to deceive and betray them." (from the jacket). Bookseller Inventory # F22815