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Fiery Particles (The New Phoenix Library)
by Montague, C. E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: London Chatto & Windus/Phoenix Library, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback London Chatto & Windus/Phoenix Library 1951 Reprint Green hardback textured full cloth cover in Very Good Condition with like Dust Jacket. Whisper of wear to spine head and heel. Tight and solid sewn binding. Pages lightly toned, quite clean, completely unmarked. Nine stories comprise "Fiery Particles", four set in peacetime England, Ireland and Australia; the rest concerned with the first World War; all display the author's unequalled sense of irony, pathos, and style. C. E. Montague was a distinguished novelist, essayist and critic, born in1867. He enlisted in the Army in 1914-at the age of 46- and his stories- Fiery Particles, Disenchantment and Rough Justice--were the fruits of this experience. 233 pages. 7.5 x 4.8 inches. 1951, London Chatto & Windus/Phoenix Library.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027401
- Title
- Fiery Particles (The New Phoenix Library)
- Author
- Montague, C. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London Chatto & Windus/Phoenix Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 12mo - over 6?" - 7?"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WARTIME WORLD WAR I PEACETIME ENGLAND IRELAND AUSTRALIA IRONY
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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