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The Oxford Book of War Poetry
by Jon Stallworthy, Editor
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0192141252
- ISBN 13
- 9780192141255
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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£7.94£5.56
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About This Item
London, UK: Oxford University Press , 1984 Oxford University Press, London, UK. 1984. Hardcover. 2nd Printing from copyright page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good +; light edge bumps; small puncture to spine near top. Black boards and spin with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board; gilt boarders on spine and front board. 358 pp 8vo. This is a collection of 250 poems arranged chronologically by conflict to produce a history of warfare as seen by the most eloquent observers and chroniclers of its effects. The author's choices in poems reflect the shift in social awareness in how war and battle are viewed; from exhortations to action to man's in humanity to man (and women and children). A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011030
- Title
- The Oxford Book of War Poetry
- Author
- Jon Stallworthy, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0192141252
- ISBN 13
- 9780192141255
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- poetry, war poetry, love poetry, social awareness and war, grief poems, death poems, history of warfare
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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