THE ADVENTURE OF DEATH.
by Mackenna, Robert W
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- Hardcover
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Moderate soiling to boards, else very good. xiv, 197, [5] pp.; small octavo, gilt boards, top edge gilt.
These explorations on the theme of death were prompted by the terrors of the World War. A companion volume, The Adventure of Life, followed in 1919. The author was a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
These explorations on the theme of death were prompted by the terrors of the World War. A companion volume, The Adventure of Life, followed in 1919. The author was a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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- Title
- THE ADVENTURE OF DEATH.
- Author
- Mackenna, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Moderate soiling to boards, else very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
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