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The Armed Horde, 1793-1939.: A Study in the Rise, Survival and Decline of the Mass Army.
by NICKERSON, Hoffman
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,, 1942. Second edition of this influential, if controversial, study, first published in 1940. This copy inscribed by the author, "To General Martel from a follower in the wake of the Tank, Hoffman Nickerson". The recipient was Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel (18891958), and the inscription refers to his 1931 publication In the Wake of the Tank, which is an account of his role as one of the main progenitors of tank warfare during WWI and in the subsequent mechanization of the British Army. Later book label of Australian bibliophile and military collector David D. Levine to the front pastedown. Octavo. Original vivid yellow buckram lettered in black on the spine and front board. With the striking Don Ross designed dust jacket. Maps and plans to the text. Cloth a little spotted, corners bumped, toning to the text, price-clipped jacket tanned on the spine, a little rubbed and with a couple of minor marks, but overall a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142036
- Title
- The Armed Horde, 1793-1939.
- Author
- NICKERSON, Hoffman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
- Date Published
- 1942
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- G
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Inscribed
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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