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The Wild Green Earth
by Bernard Fergusson
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this account of the author's second expedition across the River Chindwin, with maps. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and four maps. Collated complete. The author's own account of leading a large miscellaneous force across the River Chindwin in a large-scale operation. As the operation begins to fail, Wingate's airplane crashes into the mountainside, and the teams are withdrawn to the West of the Chindwin. Written by Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, a British Army officer and military historian. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light loss to the head of the spine with sympathetic repairs made with tape to the internal side. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the rear panel. A small closed tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884T80
- Title
- The Wild Green Earth
- Author
- Bernard Fergusson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Wild Green Earth Fergusson Green
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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