The Fuel of the Fire.
by GRANT, Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Cresset Press, 1950. First edition. Octavo, black cloth, pp. 236. Signed by Grant on the front free endpaper. Personal history of service with the 41st Royal Marine Commando. Previous owner's name and address on pastedown, page edges darkened, top page edge a bit dust-soiled, else near fine in a used dust jacket with some chipping and darkening to edges and dark staining to the upper portion of the rear panel..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14192
- Title
- The Fuel of the Fire.
- Author
- GRANT, Douglas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Cresset Press, 1950. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military and Naval History;
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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