Guns Wanted
by Stanford, J. K. (illus. A. M. Hughes)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling (some fading); text block firm, pages crisp, slightly
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1949. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling (some fading); text block firm, pages crisp, slightly yellowed, some foxing on edges.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). A comic novel, in which a British World War II vet returns home and is erroneously told that he has a year to live by his doctor. So naturally, he decides to pack in as much hunting and shooting as he can.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133378
- Title
- Guns Wanted
- Author
- Stanford, J. K. (illus. A. M. Hughes)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling (some fading); text block firm, pages crisp, slightly
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 348
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, sport, comedy, humour, hunting, shooting, rural, england, Stanford, illustration, Hughes
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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