Gallipoli
by Masefield, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red boards (a little sunning) black titling front and spine, with publisher's logo on back; text
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1916. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red boards (a little sunning) black titling front and spine, with publisher's logo on back; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp, some foxing on endpapers.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). After returning home Masefield was invited to the United States on a three-month lecture tour. Although his primary purpose was to lecture on English literature, he also intended to collect information on the mood and views of Americans regarding the war in Europe. When he returned to England he submitted a report to the British Foreign Office and suggested that he should be allowed to write a book about the failure of the Allied effort in the Dardanelles that might be used in the United States to counter German propaganda there. The resulting work, Gallipoli, was a success. Masefield then met the head of British Military Intelligence in France and was asked to write an account of the Battle of the Somme. Although Masefield had grand ideas for his book, he was denied access to official records and what was intended to be the preface was published as The Old Front Line, a description of the geography of the Somme area. 18 b/w photograph plates; 3 maps (one fold-out).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132000
- Title
- Gallipoli
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red boards (a little sunning) black titling front and spine, with publisher's logo on back; text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Pages
- 183
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, history, war, Poet Laureate, Masefield
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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