Fair Stood The Wind For France
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Readers Union and Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1946. 1st Thus. Hardcover. H. E. Bates. Fair Stood The Wind For France. London: Readers Union and Michael Joseph, 1946. 1st thus. 12mo. 239 pages. Frontis photo-portrait of the author. Black cloth. Book in very good condition, no owner's name. Dustjacket slightly frayed, spine panel toned. WWII novel.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 239 pages .
Synopsis
Fair Stood the Wind for France is a novel written by British author H. E. Bates, it was first published in 1944 and was his first financial success. The title comes from the first line of Agincourt, a poem by Michael Drayton (1563-1631).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1944
- Title
- Fair Stood The Wind For France
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Readers Union and Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Novel, Fiction, British Literature, Readers Union, WWII
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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- 12mo
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- 1st Thus
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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