Back from Belgium: A Secret History of Three Years Within the German Lines
by De Ville, Jean B. (Father)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
NY: H. K. Fly Company; (1918). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Very good with no dust jacket. Rose colored cloth with yellow lettering. The spine is sunned and the lettering is dulled, but still visible. Owner's pencil signature on the front endpaper. Includes a frontispice photograph of the author; 268 pages. Inscribed by the author at the top of the front endpaper: "with heart-felt thanks for your generous help in behalf of the Belgian children's Milk Fund. J. B. de Ville". A World War I narrative behind German Lines.
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- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022788
- Title
- Back from Belgium: A Secret History of Three Years Within the German Lines
- Author
- De Ville, Jean B. (Father)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. K. Fly Company; (1918)
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Keywords
- Military History
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