London: Edward Arnold, 1910. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xvi, 379 pp. This work is a critique of the British cavalry as it was armed and used prior to World War I, based on the author's experiences in the Boer War and his study of the Russian-Japanese war. Childers (1870-1922) was an English born and Irish raised author with a passion for sailing who became a Irish Nationalist, smuggled guns to Ireland, and was executed by the Irish Free State in 1922 during the Civil War. Childers' most famous novel was "The Riddle of the Sands". Owner's name front paste-down only mark in book, binding tight. Light foxing to endpapers and edges of text block. Rear cover has a faint 1" stain top rear cover, otherwise covers are clean with gilt lettering bright. Book condition VG.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: FB6172
Title: War And The Arme Blanche
Author: Childers, [Robert] Erskine
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1910
Bookseller catalogs: World War I;

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....