Kondor, Bill Randle — 1st Edition, Signed

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Kondor, Bill Randle — 1st Edition, Signed

Name: Kondor, Bill Randle — 1st Edition, Signed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5775
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Publication: Keston, Bromley, Independent Books, 1999

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This volume is securely bound in its original black cloth, which remains impeccably tight and square with striking, unoxidised gilt titling to the spine. The boards are clean and completely free of bumping. Internally, the pages are crisp, uniformly bright, and entirely devoid of foxing, thumbing, or extraneous markings, reflecting exceptionally careful previous ownership. It falls just short of a 'Fine' grade only due to the most trivial, barely perceptible shelf-wear to the extreme edges of the dust jacket. Otherwise, the original unclipped dust jacket is in excellent condition, retaining deep, rich colouration without sun-fading. Crucially, the jacket is preserved beneath its original promotional wrap-around 'SIGNED' band, which remains complete and untorn.

Catalogue Note: This is a true First Edition, first printing. The book features a neat, personalised presentation inscription from the author in black ink on the front free endpaper: "To Judith, with best wishes, Bill Randle."

What makes this copy particularly desirable for military fiction collectors is the presence of the original publisher’s printed wrap-around "SIGNED" belly band adorning the dust jacket, a fragile piece of ephemera that is typically discarded or lost to time.

While standard reading copies of Randle’s work occasionally circulate, signed first editions retaining this band are genuinely scarce on the open market. The dust jacket design incorporates original artwork by John Larder and Tony Theobald.

Set against the backdrop of the RAF's intensified bombing campaigns over Germany, Kondor explores the perilous reality of downed aircrew relying on clandestine Resistance networks to evade capture and escape Occupied Europe. Recognising this growing threat, German Intelligence launches a desperate, ruthless operation to infiltrate and destroy these evasion lines from within. Penned by Group Captain Bill Randle—a former WW2 RAF Bomber Command pilot and evasion survivor—the novel is a masterful blend of gripping wartime thriller and authentic historical detail, heavily inspired by the author's own harrowing, firsthand experiences behind enemy lines.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Bill Randle

Book Publisher: Independent Books

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages:

Book Publication Year: 1999

Book Publication Date: June 1, 1999

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Keston, Bromley, United Kingdom

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