HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY [20 Volumes]
by Fortescue, J. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1910-1935. Second Edition, Mixed Printings. Hardcover. Octavos, 14 Volumes with 6 supplementary volumes of maps. In Good condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on sunned spines. Boards show brown label covering up previous writing on spines or front covers, bookplate on rear covers, sunning to spines, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblocks have mild age toning, "withdrawn" stamp on pastedowns, library stamp on tail edges, writing in pen/pencil on copyright pages, library folder on rear pastedowns, library due date card on rear endpapers, and marking in pencil on some pages. Volume One has page v detached but present. Ex-library. Shelved Room G.
Volume I 608 pages. Volume II 637 pages. Volume III 631 pages. Volume IV Part 1 598 pages, Volume IV Part 2 339 pages. Volume V 436 pages with 17 folding maps. Volume VI 448 pages with 9 folding maps. Volume VII 661 pages. Volume VIII 687 pages. Volume IX 533 pages. Volume X 458 pages. Volume XI 529 pages with 14 maps. Volume XII 578 pages. Volume XIII 595 pages. Volume IV map supplement has 27 folding maps. Volume VII map supplement has 18 folding maps. Volume VIII map supplement has 23 folding maps. Volume IX and X map supplement has 30 folding maps. Volume XII map supplement has 14 folding maps. Volume XIII map supplement has 14 folding maps. 1374366. Special Collections.
Volume I 608 pages. Volume II 637 pages. Volume III 631 pages. Volume IV Part 1 598 pages, Volume IV Part 2 339 pages. Volume V 436 pages with 17 folding maps. Volume VI 448 pages with 9 folding maps. Volume VII 661 pages. Volume VIII 687 pages. Volume IX 533 pages. Volume X 458 pages. Volume XI 529 pages with 14 maps. Volume XII 578 pages. Volume XIII 595 pages. Volume IV map supplement has 27 folding maps. Volume VII map supplement has 18 folding maps. Volume VIII map supplement has 23 folding maps. Volume IX and X map supplement has 30 folding maps. Volume XII map supplement has 14 folding maps. Volume XIII map supplement has 14 folding maps. 1374366. Special Collections.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1374366
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY [20 Volumes]
- Author
- Fortescue, J. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, Mixed Printings
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910-1935
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- Tail
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Bookplate
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- G
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