The Old Lie, The Great War and the Public School Ethos
by Peter Parker
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0094669805
- ISBN 13
- 9780094669802
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1987. Very good/Very good. 8vo. 240 x 160mm, 319 pages. B/w photos. Book condition: Very good, clean green boards, tight binding, no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, not price-clipped. Comments: A fascinating study of the effect of the Public Scholl 'ethos' in encouraging a generation of young men to volunteer for service in WWI. Boys were taught chivalry, honour, patriotism and sportsmanship and enrolled into Officers' Training Corps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002467
- Title
- The Old Lie, The Great War and the Public School Ethos
- Author
- Peter Parker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0094669805
- ISBN 13
- 9780094669802
- Publisher
- Constable & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
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About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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