The Guards Came Through and Other Poems
by Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (small). n.d. [1919]. 1st Canadian Edition. In original handsome red wrappers. 78 p.p. Rubbing to spine and edges. Some scuffs with light soil to rear cover. Corners gently bruised. Previous owner inscription scratched out on front fly leaf, else in very good condition. A collection of poems dealing mostly with the First World War [1914-1918]. Poems include Ypres, The Guns in Sussex, Christmas in Wartime, and others such as The Volunteer, a semi-autobiographical poem. Refused enlistment due to his age, Doyle had formed the Crowborough Company of the Sixth Royal Sussex Volunteer Regiment, a Civilian National Reserve.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000919
- Title
- The Guards Came Through and Other Poems
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Keywords
- World War One, War Poetry, World War One Poems,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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- 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...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.