Testament of Experience
by BRITTAIN, Vera
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1957. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); red cloth covered boards titled in black and red on the spine; dustjacket by Thomas S. Ruzicka; 480pp.; corners and spine ends lightly pushed; minor rubbing to the lower edge of the boards; mild toning inside covers; Very Good+. The dustjacket is price-clipped at the upper and lower front flaps, publisher's price on the upper left flap reads $5.00; nicks and short tears to the extremities; toning to the rear panel. Very Good only.
Second book of the author's memoirs following Testament of Youth. "Twenty five years later, Vera Brittain gives us the second quarter century and a second world war, through the experience of a woman, seasoned in the crucible of fame and "humiliation with honor" and weighing the values and the price in the scales of human life." (Kirkus Reviews).
Second book of the author's memoirs following Testament of Youth. "Twenty five years later, Vera Brittain gives us the second quarter century and a second world war, through the experience of a woman, seasoned in the crucible of fame and "humiliation with honor" and weighing the values and the price in the scales of human life." (Kirkus Reviews).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53985
- Title
- Testament of Experience
- Author
- BRITTAIN, Vera
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Women; Great Britain; WW2;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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