Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War -- Volume I: The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific -- Volume II: The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 -- Volume III: The Victory Campaign: The Operations in North-West Europe, 1944-1945 [three-volume set, in dust jackets]
by Stacey, C. P.; Nicholson, G. W. L.; C. C. J. Bond [maps]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa: Minister of National Defence, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three-volume set, all gilt red cloth hardcovers in original unclipped dust jackets. A matched December 1966 set, incorporating the last corrections to this important record. Apart from slight to edges, and old owner's blindstamps to preliminaries, these are all clean, tight and unmarked volumes. Dust jackets are mild edge-worn but otherwise clean and bright (now protected in removable archival sleeves). Very neat -- a sound and handsome set. Endpaper maps. Illustrated, frontispiece. Illustrations and folding maps -- all fine..
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- Title
- Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War -- Volume I: The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific -- Volume II: The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 -- Volume III: The Victory Campaign: The Operations in North-West Europe, 1944-1945 [three-volume set, in dust jackets]
- Author
- Stacey, C. P.; Nicholson, G. W. L.; C. C. J. Bond [maps]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Publisher
- Minister of National Defence
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- history Canada Canadian Canadiana military history Second World War II 2 Two Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War -- Volume I: The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific -- Volume II: The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 -- Volume
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