In Flanders Field And Other Poems. With An Essay in Character By Sir Andrew Macphail
by McCRAE, Lieut.-Col. John, M.D
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Front inner hinge cracking, otherwise a very good copy in the rare dust jacket, somewhat soiled with chips in the edges at a few
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: William Briggs, 1919. First edition, containing the most popular poem of the Great War. Dr. McCrae was attached to the British Army's 1st Artillery Brigade on the Ypres Saleint until June 1915, and then made Head of No. 3 General Hospital at Bolougne. Just before his death of pneumonia in January 1918, he was appointed Consulting Physician to the British Armies in France. Front inner hinge cracking, otherwise a very good copy in the rare dust jacket, somewhat soiled with chips in the edges at a few places and with a closed tear in the back panel. 8vo, illustrated, original cloth, dust jacket. Front inner hinge cracking, otherwise a very good copy in the rare dust jacket, somewhat soiled with chips in the edges at a few places and with a closed tear in the back panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22790
- Title
- In Flanders Field And Other Poems. With An Essay in Character By Sir Andrew Macphail
- Author
- McCRAE, Lieut.-Col. John, M.D
- Book Condition
- Used - Front inner hinge cracking, otherwise a very good copy in the rare dust jacket, somewhat soiled with chips in the edges at a few
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, containing the most popular poem of the Great War
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- ABAA-NY
Terms of Sale
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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About the Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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Deep River, Connecticut
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