The Breakfast War
by Furneaux, Rupert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1958, hardcover, 240 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, non-authorial gift inscription to front endpaper, small split to heel of spine, corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, spine a bit faded, light scuffing, in new Brodart sleeve. 'A spellbinding account of the 143-day Seige of Plevna in 1877 and of the gallant war correspondents who reported the Russo-Turkish War to breakfast tables throughout the world.' Illustrated with 16 black-&-white plates. Appended: Principal Officers of the Plevna Garrison, Bibliography, Index
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7565
- Title
- The Breakfast War
- Author
- Furneaux, Rupert
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition, First Printing by numberline
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History; Pleven (Bulgaria); Siege, 1877
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West of Eden Books
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