A Cackhanded War
by Edward Blishen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 050001082X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500010822
- Seller
-
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$14.54A$11.63
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About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson, 1972 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Memoir of the author's life as a conscientious objector during the Second World War. 230pp. Gilt emblem to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight fading and bumping to head and tail of spine and minir dustmarking to top edges, otherwise very good copy wtih no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear and is slightly darkened to spine, otherwise very good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012806
- Title
- A Cackhanded War
- Author
- Edward Blishen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 050001082X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500010822
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- World Wars I and II;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
Washburn Books is a small family business, based in Yorkshire. We offer a wide variety of hard-to-find and out-of-print books in our virtual store, as well as an offline search service. We take pride in our fast delivery of well packaged books.
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