Ordeal by battle
by Cyril Falls
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen, 1943. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Oxford University Press; New York, 1943. Hardcover. A Very Good, navy blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, moderate rubbing to board and spine edges, discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, bit of scattered foxing to text block edges, age toning to pages, trace biblichor, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit edge/corner wear, few small creases and tears along edges, chipped top spine edge and top rear panel corner, some sunning and scattered foxing to panels and flaps, all four flap corners neatly clipped, couple of soiled spots rear panel, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 186pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036273
- Title
- Ordeal by battle
- Author
- Cyril Falls
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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