The History Of The Fifty-Fifth Battery, C.F.A
by MacArthur, D. C. (Compiled by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Hamilton, Canada: H. S. Longhurst, the Press of Robert Duncan & Company, 1919. First Edition. HB. Dark blue leather, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 94 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Uncommon World War I Unit History of this Canadian Artillery battery of the 5th Division. Serving in France starting in 1917, the 55th saw action at Vimy, Amiens and Cambrai. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Previous owner's initials on half title page only marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light edge wear. Book condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JE7458
- Title
- The History Of The Fifty-Fifth Battery, C.F.A
- Author
- MacArthur, D. C. (Compiled by)
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H. S. Longhurst, the Press of Robert Duncan & Company
- Place of Publication
- Hamilton, Canada
- Date Published
- 1919
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...