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Some Desperate Glory: The World War I Diary of a British Officer, 1917; Edwin Campion Vaughan
by Vaughan, Edwin Campion
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0805006710
- ISBN 13
- 9780805006711
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0805006710 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, the beige background color on the jacket is sunned to pale gray on the spine, the jacket is clean and presentable with no other significant flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "A major new literary discovery among the memoirs of the First World War," includes a map ; 232 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051154
- Title
- Some Desperate Glory: The World War I Diary of a British Officer, 1917; Edwin Campion Vaughan
- Author
- Vaughan, Edwin Campion
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805006710
- ISBN 13
- 9780805006711
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0805006710, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, MILITARY History
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War One; World War I;
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Please add $5.99 USPS media rate shipping in the USA. Please inquire for all other rates. All books subject to prior sale. Paypal, Check, Money Order accepted. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales tax. First printings are always stated in our description. Books are returnable within 10 days. Please contact us for instructions before making a return. We are professional booksellers who place the highest standards on our service, description, and the quality of our stock.
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania
About Mainly Books
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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