Echoes of the War
by BARRIE, J.M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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About This Item
hodder and stoughton london 1918. first edition 168pp VG (boards rubbed with some marking, shelf wear to edges, corners bruised, spine sunned, book plate attached to front paste-down, owner's inscription on half title page, crayon mark inside rear cover and on rear ep) lacks d/w includes original london weekly article on authors plays
Reviews
On Dec 5 2016, a reader said:
I inherited this book after my mother died (B. 1898), and just started to read it yesterday. I'm now 79. It's magic. Truly, magic. There are four short stories, all connected to The Great War.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3908
- Title
- Echoes of the War
- Author
- BARRIE, J.M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- hodder and stoughton london 1918
- Keywords
- modern first edition play drama
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Plate
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- Edges
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- Paste-down
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Half Title
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- Title Page
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