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Gunner at Large. The Diary of James Wood, R. A. 1746 - 1765. Edited by Rex Whitworth. Foreword by The Master Gunner, St James's Park General Sir Thomas Morony, KCB, OBE.
by WOOD, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0850528844
- ISBN 13
- 9780850528848
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leo Cooper. London. 1988. First edition. DW. xii, 162pp. 44 illlustrations, plus map. Orig. brown cloth, gilt, head of spine sl. pulled, tail knocked. Lower extremities sunned, outer edges browned. Wrapper grubby, worn at edges, especially head of spine, spine v.sl. sunned. VG/VG-. ISBN 0850528844
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33201
- Title
- Gunner at Large. The Diary of James Wood, R. A. 1746 - 1765. Edited by Rex Whitworth. Foreword by The Master Gunner, St James's Park General Sir Thomas Morony, KCB, OBE.
- Author
- WOOD, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0850528844
- ISBN 13
- 9780850528848
- Publisher
- Leo Cooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Leo Cooper. London. 1988
- Keywords
- MILITARY biography 18th century diary British Army Royal Regiment of Artillery illustrated British history
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Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- SL.
- slight
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