The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
by Thompson, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0465013295
- ISBN 13
- 9780465013296
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Basic Books, 2009. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 454pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs on coated stock and 6 maps, plus map endpapers.. First American edition, first printing. More than simply a military history of a brutal, and ultimately futile campaign, Thompson relates the nationalist frenzy that led to war, the poety inspired by battle, the political intrigues the war engendered, and arguably its most significant result, the impetus it gave to the rise of Italian fascism after the war. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Scarce first American edition in collectable condition. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010934
- Title
- The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
- Author
- Thompson, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0465013295
- ISBN 13
- 9780465013296
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- World War I, Italian Campaign, Military History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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