THE WAR AND THE FUTURE.
by Masefield, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Poor
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1918. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Poor. Octavo, navy blue cloth covers with gilt titles, 98 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Contents include: A Speech for St. George's Day, April 23rd 1918; and The War and the Future, A Lecture Given in America, January - May, 1918. Dust jacket spine mended with archival tape, one inch long hole in spine. 040414C. From the dust jacket: Here are presented the two lectures which Mr. Masefield delivered in this country in the early months of 1918."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000016058
- Title
- THE WAR AND THE FUTURE.
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Great War, First World War
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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