The Big Push; A Portrait of the Battle of the Somme
by Gardner, Brian
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell, 1961 Copy in red cloth on boards with gilt title on spine. Spine slightly sunned. Slight damp staining along board edges. Crack in front hinge. Foxing to folio edges. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates.
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- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031791
- Title
- The Big Push; A Portrait of the Battle of the Somme
- Author
- Gardner, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- The Big Push; A Portrait of the Battle of the Somme Brian Gardner Military History WWI
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