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The Story of the Great War
by Reynolds, F. JReynolds, F. J., Churchill, A. L., & Miller, F. T. (Editors)., Churchill, A. L., & Miller, F. T. (Editors)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1916-1917. First Edition. First Printing. Set of 12 volumes (complete set to 1917, Vol. XII). Hardcover. Octavo. 9.25 x 6.75 inches. 3816 pp. Near Fine. No jackets as issued. This compilation, published incrementally as the war progressed, ultimately consisted of 20 volumes. Dark blue blind-stamped cloth over boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine and gilt-stamped decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers. Top edge gilt. All volumes contain colorized photo frontispiece with annotated tissue guard, b&w and color plates, illustrations, and fold-out maps. Index at end of some volumes. Prefaced in Vol. I by "What The War Means to America" by Major General Leonard Wood; U.S.A.; "Naval Lessons of the War" by Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U.S.N.; "The World's War" by Frederick Palmer; "Theatres of the War's Campaign" by F.H. Simonds and "The War Correspondent" by Arthur Ruhl. Clipping from 1958 Indianapolis Star laid in between pages 388 and 389. All volumes VG+ to F. All tips sharp. Gilt stamping brilliant and sharp. Binding solid and tight. Text blocks square. Pages clean and unmarked throughout. Cases show the following blemishes… Vol I: Scattered spots of light discoloration on back board. Tiny puncture at lower leading corner front board; Vol II: Tiny puncture at upper left corner front board. ¼" diameter faded spot at upper leading corner back board; Vol III: Scrape with puncture at lower leading corner front board; Vol IV: Small puncture at lower leading corner front board. Half-inch diameter light stain to back board; Vol VI: Cloth rubbed through to board at lower leading edge front board. Set presents stunning uniformity of design and condition. Please note: This is an oversized or heavy item; additional shipping charges will apply.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000062
- Title
- The Story of the Great War
- Author
- Reynolds, F. JReynolds, F. J., Churchill, A. L., & Miller, F. T. (Editors)., Churchill, A. L., & Miller, F. T. (Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916-1917
- Pages
- 3816
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2008
Madison, Indiana
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Village Lights Bookstore opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in 2008. We are a "mom & pop" business, and we live in the same building. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, the American Booksellers Association, and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. We offer a modest, but diverse, selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian items, as well as select higher quality new books. We carefully grade our books in accordance with IOBA Book Condition Definitions (https://www.ioba.org/conditions-definitions), describe them using standard ABAA terminology (https://www.abaa.org/glossary), and painstakingly package them to prevent damage in transit. We value direct communication, so please feel free to call if you have questions about our listings or to confirm that an item is still on hand. And consider visiting us on Main Street in the heart of downtown Madison, Indiana, the country's largest contiguous National Historic Landmark District, and a Designated Indiana Cultural District, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Cloth
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