A Crackle of Thorns: Experiences in the Middle East
by Alec Seath Kirkbride
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- Hardcover
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Kirkland, Washington, United States
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About This Item
201pp, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. First edition/first printing. Near Fine/Near Fine, Dj in clear cover, small dark spot on front (see photo), unclipped price of 21s, small chip at bottom of spine, light foxing on ffep and back end page, otherwise very clean and unmarked. 18 illustrations. "The Middle East was not an easy milieu in which to work and my thirty-nine years; service covered two World Wars with plenty of civil unrest between-whiles." Detailed adventures of Sir Alec Seath Kirkbride, K.C.M.G.,C.V.O., O.B.E., M.C.
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- Bookseller
- Books Northwest (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1154
- Title
- A Crackle of Thorns
- Author
- Alec Seath Kirkbride
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 201
- Size
- 5 5/8" x 8 5/8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Middle East History
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