FAIR STOOD THE WIND FOR FRANCE
by H.E. BATES
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /Good
- Seller
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THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
LONDON: MICHAEL JOESPH. First published in 1944. Hard cover with dust jacket. Considerable loss to top section of DJ spine, which affects the title. Small pieces missing on bottom edge of DJ spine and edges of DJ generally. Pieces missing on top front edge of DJ, partly affecting the title. The bulk of the DJ survives in good order. Clear plastic cover over DJ(with a paper backing). Red boards with light blue titles. Slight wear on cover edges and slight wear on titles on spine. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. 6 Shilling edition. Not price clipped(price on front of DJ). Location: STC11 . Very Good. Hardcover. REPRINT. 1949.
Synopsis
Fair Stood the Wind for France is a novel written by British author H. E. Bates, it was first published in 1944 and was his first financial success. The title comes from the first line of Agincourt, a poem by Michael Drayton (1563-1631).
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Details
- Bookseller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012348
- Title
- FAIR STOOD THE WIND FOR FRANCE
- Author
- H.E. BATES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- REPRINT
- Publisher
- MICHAEL JOESPH
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
Biblio member since 2005
THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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