The Country House at War
by Robinson, John Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0370313062
- ISBN 13
- 9780370313061
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1989). First Edition. Hardcover. 0370313062 . No signatures. A few spots of foxing to top page edges. Small 1/2" tear at corner of dustjacket. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; viii, 184 pages + plates. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 137mm. The use of large country houses requisitioned by the British government during World War Two. "The thousand or so country houses demolished in the decade after the end of the war were nearly all delayed war losses" - from dustjacket blurb. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16819
- Title
- The Country House at War
- Author
- Robinson, John Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0370313062
- ISBN 13
- 9780370313061
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1989)
- Keywords
- 0370313062
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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