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SMALL**, KEN: : THE FORGOTTEN DEAD.** [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD.,1988.

ISBN 0747503095.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten blue ink dedicated inscrptn, signature and date as follows: 'To Michael, Keith and all at Michael Spiers (Jewellers) Sincere Best Wishes Ken Small 31 March 1989.' to half-title page - just below printed title,and no price-clip to dw/dj - see N.B. below.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,contemporary b/w photographic montage illustrated dw/dj with b/w lettering to front,white lettering to red spine/ backstrip,montage contemporary b/w photographs to rear panel of dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,clean,publisher's original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with publisher logo illustrated,grey endpapers.Top,right-hand corner of front free endpaper with residue of a small, partial water stain to its corner,no other abutting pages affected at all.UK,8vo HB+ protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vpp+1-197pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, 13 chapters and an afterword,a roll of honour,16pp of contemporary+modern b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp56/7 and pp120/21 respectively,and an index; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED half-title,a title page and acknowledgements and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. April 27,1944,'Excercise Tiger',rehearsal off the Devon coast for the D-Day landings,was a disaster.A series of blunders allowed German E-boats to intercept their convoy of landing craft, 946 Americans,many young and untrained, lost their lives.'We had no idea who had hit us.' Yet the true scale of this tragedy has never before come to light. 'The Forgotten Dead' is the story of one man and his obsession to honour the memory of those 946 Americans who died needlessly in one of the greatest fiascos of WWII. Hotelier Ken Small enjoyed beachcombing along Slapton Sands near his hotel.He began finding unexpended bullets,US dollars and personal possessions of US servicemen.He wondered why. Gradually he pieced together the tragic events of that night and began to struggle to erect a monument to honour their memory.'The Forgotten Dead' is the story of how he fought on both sides of the Atlantic to achieve his goal - a single individual pitted against two major world governments.See also the previous alpha-numerical book ID for a similar,related title. N.B. Michael Spiers Jewellers was established by its namesake,the late Michael Spiers who succumbed to cancer 10 years later in 1999. Founded by the late Michael Spiers in 1957 with a modest and much loved shop in Looe,the Spiers family has sold and crafted exclusive,luxury jewellery and watches for in excess of 60 years Its flagship Plymouth showroom was opened in 1969.[An interesting aside/trivia: Back in 2016 Lord Sugar purchased a £46,000 watch from this jeweller's shop in Plymouth.] The managing director was Keith White MBE, who oversees the business along with founder Michael’s son,Adam Spiers,and Gemmologist,Michael Cox.Joined by his brother-in-law Keith White and close family friend Michael Cox in 1966; and then in 1970 by younger brother Stephen, who sadly passed away in 2015. This team led the expansion of the business with openings in Polperro,Newquay and Paignton. They all were built on the same values which are still evident today - quality,trust,service and the legendary 'Michael Spiers experience'. An interesting,intriguing association copy with a unique local,county connection. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+ protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author dedicated,SIGNED+dated.

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