BEFORE THE LAMPS WENT OUT
by Marcus, Geoffrey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/Good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., (1965). 2nd impression. hardcover. Near fine/Good. Octavo, blue cloth covers with silver titles on spine. 328 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, index. Dust jacket has a little wear at head and foot of spine and ink noted on rear flap. "Against the infinitely varied and richly coloured background of English social life of this period, the author portrays the fast-mounting tension of the Irish imbroglio which, during the sping and summer of 1914, had brought the United Kingdom to the brink of civil war--until in the end the climax of the ferocious party quarrel raging at home merged in the international crisis arising out of the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, at Sarajevo." -- from the dust jacket. 092508B
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020545
- Title
- BEFORE THE LAMPS WENT OUT
- Author
- Marcus, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd impression
- Publisher
- George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1965)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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