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RUSSELL'S DESPATCHES FROM THE CRIMEA. Edited, with an Introduction, by Nicholas Bentley.
by RUSSELL, William Howard. BENTLEY, Nicholas [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in NF DJ & Wrap-Around Band
- Seller
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Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in NF DJ & Wrap-Around Band. First Edition. Octavo, original orange boards, spine titled in gilt. 287 pp., Index, illustrations, maps. A fine copy in a near-fine, unclipped dust jacket, one minute hole to the jacket along the front spine hinge. The 'Book Society Alternative Choice' wrap-around band is present and still fully intact, albeit slightly browned on the spine. Certainly, rare with the wrap-around band.
¶ "William Howard Russell's despatches covering the Crimean war are one of the classics of war reporting as well as being a mine of source material for historians. More than this; they are in a great tradition of journalism, for it was through their publication in The Times that the British public was eventually made aware of the mismanagement of the army."
¶ "William Howard Russell's despatches covering the Crimean war are one of the classics of war reporting as well as being a mine of source material for historians. More than this; they are in a great tradition of journalism, for it was through their publication in The Times that the British public was eventually made aware of the mismanagement of the army."
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- Bookseller
- Thompson Rare Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 309958
- Title
- RUSSELL'S DESPATCHES FROM THE CRIMEA. Edited, with an Introduction, by Nicholas Bentley.
- Author
- RUSSELL, William Howard. BENTLEY, Nicholas [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in NF DJ & Wrap-Around Band
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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Hornby Island, British Columbia
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