Penguin Main Series #13, 1st Edition, 1935.
Lean, tense, and atmospheric WWI thriller about a British platoon lost on patrol in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq. The soldiers eventually find a spring, and are then pinned down by snipers, who pick them off one by one. This short book was adapted into several popular movies, including The Lost Patrol (1934), Sahara (1943), and Last of the Comanches (1953).
Condition grading: Good. Pen mark and light foxing to front cover. Crease across top right corner section of front cover. Wear to spine. Some wear to cover corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series #13, 1st Edition, 1935.
Lean, tense, and atmospheric WWI thriller about a British platoon lost on patrol in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq. The soldiers eventually find a spring, and are then pinned down by snipers, who pick them off one by one. This short book was adapted into several popular movies, including The Lost Patrol (1934), Sahara (1943), and Last of the Comanches (1953).
Condition grading: Good. Pen mark and light foxing to front cover. Crease across top right corner section of front cover. Wear to spine. Some wear to cover corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
