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The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, The Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
by Patch, Harry Emden, Richard Van
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F/F/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0747593361
- ISBN 13
- 9780747593362
- Seller
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 20th.* Date of Publication: 2009 (2008)* Publisher: Bloomsbury.* Binding and cover condition: Coloured photo-illustrated soft card covers showing soldiers in the trenches. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly-used if at all. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: One block of 16pp colour photographs and a number of b/w line drawn maps & facsimiles within text.* Pages: 229 pp. text. ix pp. acknowledgements, picture credits & index at rear.* Product Description:- The moving story of a man whose life spanned six monarchs and twenty-one prime ministers. When Harry Patch celebrated his 111t. birthday on 7th June 2009 he was the last British Tommy alive to have fought in the trenches of the First World War.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st. edition late impression with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1910
- Title
- The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, The Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
- Author
- Patch, Harry Emden, Richard Van
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus, late Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0747593361
- ISBN 13
- 9780747593362
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Place of Publication
- London UK 256
- Date Published
- 2008-06-02
- Size
- 14 x 1.9 x 19.7 cm
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