The Story of The George Cross
by Smyth, Brigadier The Rt Hon Sir John, Bt, VC, MC
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG-
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur Barker Limited a subsidiary of Weidenfeld (Publishers) Ltd., 1968. With A Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Laurence Sinclair, GC, KCB, CBE, DSO, (and Bar). Clean black cloth on boards with gilt titles. Edges: top-edge faded to pink, light dusting of foxings. Fep with owners Ancestry Plate: Piety or Riely (?) Virtue et Valore. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is As New. 208p Dj: clean jacket. Front of jacket: a 5cm open tear to top edge by spine and another one by front flaps spine. Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips; 3m split to foot frontside edge. Rear jacket top and bottom edge with two small open splits. Foot of front flap spine with 3 x 1.5 c section missing.. First Edition. Hb. VG/VG-.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043468
- Title
- The Story of The George Cross
- Author
- Smyth, Brigadier The Rt Hon Sir John, Bt, VC, MC
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker Limited a subsidiary of Weidenfeld (Publishers) Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > General;
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BOOKMARK Ltd
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Auckland
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- Spine
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