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The British Army Book
by Danby, Paul & Field, Cyril
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Granville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Blackie and Son, 1915. First edition. Hard cover in original pictorial cloth. Published London: Blackie and Son, no date (1915). 8vo., 284pp., illus. 2 double page color plates, 32 b/w plates. Olive pictorial clorth with gilt and black titles, olive endpapers, all edges tinted gray. Light, occasional foxing, touch of rub to the tips, 1915 gift inscription on flyleaf. Near fine, fresh, crisp. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010503
- Title
- The British Army Book
- Author
- Danby, Paul & Field, Cyril
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- England & Europe; Military;
Terms of Sale
The Wild Muse
Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Gilt
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