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THE GAY DESERTERS.
by Bodley, R. V. C. (Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley, 1892 - 1970)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair condition only in light gray cloth with gold lettering - slight spine slant, some rubbing and wear to the covers, discolora/light gray cloth with gold lettering - slight spine slant, some rubbing and wear to the covers, discoloration to edges of textbl
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About This Item
New York:: Creative Age Press, (1945). Hardcover first edition -. Fair condition only in light gray cloth with gold lettering - slight spine slant, some rubbing and wear to the covers, discoloration to edges of textblock, no dust jacket. . First American edition. A later satirical novel by this British Army officer, author and journalist who spent 7 years living in the Sahara Desert among the Arabs in the 1920s and who was considered one of the best British writers on the Sahara. This novel was reportedly inspired by his flight from the German army after they occupied France in World War II. 296 pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85294
- Title
- THE GAY DESERTERS.
- Author
- Bodley, R. V. C. (Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley, 1892 - 1970)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair condition only in light gray cloth with gold lettering - slight spine slant, some rubbing and wear to the covers, discolora
- Jacket Condition
- light gray cloth with gold lettering - slight spine slant, some rubbing and wear to the covers, discoloration to edges of textbl
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Creative Age Press
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (1945)
- Keywords
- world war ii fiction, satire,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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