Buy this book on-line Beasant, John : Stalin's Silver: The Sinking of the USS John BarrySt. Martin's Press, New York, 1999
B&W Photographs During World War II, in 1944, the USS John Barry was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The John Barry was carrying Saudi silver riyals worth 80 Million dollars, and another 500 Million in silver bullion. In 1989 salvage rights to the wreck were obtained, Fine in Fine DJ, 8vo Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Beasant, John : Stalin's Silver: The Sinking of the USS John Barry. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Beasant, John : Stalin's Silver : The sinking of the USS John BarrySt. Martin's Press, New York, 1999 ISBN 0312205902
FIRST PRINTING of the First U.S. Edition (stated). The fascinating story of the 1944 torpedo'ing by a German U-Boat and the sinking of an American ship carrying many hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold and silver, the various salvage efforts made after the wreck, and the manifold international intrigues surrounding everything related to the disaster. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains map, glossy illustrations, appendices, indexed, 216pp., blank ffep shows two creases, o/w a very fine copy. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Beasant, John : Stalin's Silver : The sinking of the USS John Barry. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, livres d'occasion, livres illustrées, fine bindings and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |