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Soldiers and Statesmen 1914-1918.
by ROBERTSON, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd,, 1926. First edition, first impression, preserving the rare dust jackets. Robertson served as head of the British army from 1916 to 1918. His book charts the often fractious relations between the political and military authorities during the war, perhaps the first in which politicians were so closely involved with military strategy and the supply of resources. He nonetheless gives a generally even-handed analysis. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with his ownership signature in pencil to the front free endpapers. Two volumes, octavo. Original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt. With dust jackets. With 8 half-tone photographic plates including frontispieces. Jackets a little darkened, rubbed, and nicked at extremities, unclipped and without repair: fine copies in very good jackets.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170439
- Title
- Soldiers and Statesmen 1914-1918.
- Author
- ROBERTSON, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Cassell and Company, Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1926
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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