Description
First American Edition of Stolen Journey by RAF Pilot, Oliver Philpot.
Octavo, 448pp. Black cloth, title on spine in gilt. Illustrated endpapers with maps of wartime Europe. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. In publisher’s fine dust jacket, $4.50 on front flap, bright illustrations. Book appears unread. A fine example.
Royal Air Force pilot Oliver Philpot is best remembered for his escape from Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner of war camp. He was one of three men to successfully escape the prison. Their escape was known as The Wooden Horse, for its use of a wooden vaulting horse to hide their tunnel. He returned to the United Kingdom at the end of 1943. Their escape has been depicted in several Hollywood movies.
