The Bronze Cross, a Tribute to Those Who Won the Supreme Award for Valour in the Years 1940-45; Historical text by F. Gordon Roe. With a collection of 162 portraits in photogravure and 46 other illustrations
by Roe, F. Gordon (Frederic Gordon)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good with personal owner signature, bookplate and gift inscription
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: P.R. Gawthorn, 1945. Hardcover. Very good with personal owner signature, bookplate and gift inscription. Large quarto in maroon cloth; 3 preliminary leaves, 124 pages color frontispiece, illustrations (including portraits) 26 cm; bibliographical references (page 124). World War II. World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain. Croix de Victoria. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Grande-Bretagne. Victoria Cross.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101215
- Title
- The Bronze Cross, a Tribute to Those Who Won the Supreme Award for Valour in the Years 1940-45; Historical text by F. Gordon Roe. With a collection of 162 portraits in photogravure and 46 other illustrations
- Author
- Roe, F. Gordon (Frederic Gordon)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good with personal owner signature, bookplate and gift inscription
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P.R. Gawthorn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Victoria Cross
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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