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The Merciless
by Nethercote, Ron
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1970. What distinguishes this book from the usual 'war novel' is that it begins with the defeat of Allied troops in organised warfare, and concentrates on the few men left in Greece after the major retreat. A group of Australians, led by Corporal Steel, join with the partisans. Grey cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 224pp. Front endpapers have three small tape marks.Trace of foxing to endpapers. Unclipped DJ is creased, edgeworn with two small areas of paper loss and chipping on spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000997
- Title
- The Merciless
- Author
- Nethercote, Ron
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Historical War-Novel Greek Guerilla Fighters Romance
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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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...
- Cloth
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