EPISODES OF THE GREAT WAR
by Buchan, John
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- first
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Yarmouth, Maine, United States
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About This Item
1936. Illustrated. London [etc.]: Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1936). Original blue-grey cloth, with dust jacket.
First Edition. This volume is a selection of extracts from Buchan's monumental A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR (four volumes, 1921-1922) -- published at a time when Britain was bracing for the next war. Included are eight maps, plus nine plates containing numerous photographs. Two years later this volume was followed up with a companion volume, NAVAL EPISODES OF THE GREAT WAR. This is a fine copy in a near-fine pictorial jacket (unnecessarily reinforced inside at some edges). Blanchard A117.
First Edition. This volume is a selection of extracts from Buchan's monumental A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR (four volumes, 1921-1922) -- published at a time when Britain was bracing for the next war. Included are eight maps, plus nine plates containing numerous photographs. Two years later this volume was followed up with a companion volume, NAVAL EPISODES OF THE GREAT WAR. This is a fine copy in a near-fine pictorial jacket (unnecessarily reinforced inside at some edges). Blanchard A117.
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- Bookseller
- Sumner & Stillman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14185
- Title
- EPISODES OF THE GREAT WAR
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Wwi; War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Nonfiction;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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