Pape (Richard)

1.) BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND (1953) - inscribed by author 2.) CAPE COLD TO CAPE HOT (1956)

Published: London, 1953 & 1956

Edition: First Editions

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1.) BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND

First edition published by Elek Book Limited, London, 1953.

Publisher's red hardcover binding with gilt titles on spine. Illustrated dust jacket.

308pp. Illustrated. Maps at rear.

Binding tight. Contents clean. Inscribed by the author on half-title page.

The author was shot down over Germany after a bombing raid during WWII. This is an inscribed first edition of his account of his escape across Europe. Three years after publication Pape's book had already sold over a million copies.  

2.) CAPE COLD TO CAPE HOT. The Story of an Epic Drive - from Arctic North Cape to African South Cape - the first ever made by Man and Car.

First edition published by Odhams Press, London, [1956].

Publisher's cloth binding with illustrated dust jacket.

256pp. Numerous black and white photographs.

Binding sound. Jacket complete although with age-associated edge wear.

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Name: Rare Paper
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