A Cackhanded War

Blishen, Edward. A Cackhanded War. London, Thames and Hudson. 1972. 1st Edition. 8vo. Green hardback, gilt T and H motif to front, gilt titles to spine. With unclipped dustwrapper. Pp230. Dustwrapper a little bumped at top edges, otherwise in near fine condition.Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. For Sim and Arnold./ I cant think of… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson, 1972 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Memoir of the author's life as a conscientious objector during the Second World War. 230pp. Gilt emblem to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight fading and bumping to head and tail of spine and minir dustmarking to top… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983 1st ed. thus. 230pp. paperback: Good [text is age browned; else a clean, complete & tight copy] A well-received autobiography by the English writer Blishen (1920-96), who became a conscientious objector in 1940 and spent the war as a farm laborer. "Cack-handed" is a Britishism for "inept" or "clumsy" and more literally means "left-handed."

London: Thames & Hudson, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and price-clipped jacket which is sunned and rubbed. War time experiences of a British conscientious objector. From Wikipedia: 'When the Second World War was declared he registered as a conscientious objector (CO), although he came from a long line of soldier… Read more about this item

London: Thames and Hudson, 1972. 1st printing. Clean, square and unmarked. 230pp. Very nice, price-clipped jacket is lightly rubbed at spine head. A conscientious objector during the Second World War.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972. SIGNED ON PRELIMINARY PAGE BY THE AUTHOR: To Dan in memory of a very pleasant partnership not yet, I hope, at an end - Edward 25 iii 77. Light wear to book and dustwrapper, both very good.. by the author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1972. Pp. 230; price-clipped dust wrapper; laminate slightly creased; faint sticker mark on upper free endpaper; Thames & Hudson, London, 1972. First edition. *The memoir of a WWII conscientious objector.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1972. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 230 bright, white pages. From jacket: " (A) memoir of (the author's) life as a conscientious objector during the Second World War... While the war thunders about him, he works on the land among strangers of many religious and political complexions. The seasons… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972-05. Hardcover. Good.

Hardback. Good.

Hamish Hamilton, 1983,. 1983. Soft cover. 0241109191 paperback, page edges browned, text clean and tight, spine faded, corners scuffed, Good condition. ISBN: 0241109191 .

London: Thames and Hudson, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in else near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with chip and tiny tear on the front wrap and sunning along the spine. The memoir of a conscientious objector during World War II.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1972. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket vii + 361pp., frontis., index, Well-known author Blishen recounts his experiences as a conscientious objector in WW2. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket

Hardback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:050001082X

Hamish Hamilton. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Thames and Hudson, London - 1972 Hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, pocket and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Edward Blishen was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. While the war thunders about him, sometimes near, sometimes far, he… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.