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Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive
by Celia Sandys
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0786707046
- ISBN 13
- 9780786707041
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Carroll and Graf, 2000 Carroll and Graf, New York. 2000. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for small remainder mark on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; two small soiled spots on the textblock top. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($25.00); light bumping to tail. Mauve paper over boards with black overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 233 pp 8vo. In this biography, the author reconstructs her grandfather's adventures as a journalist and soldier during nine months of the Anglo-Boer War at the end of the 19th Century. His service time took him from the bivouacs and battle sites of Transvaal to his incarceration as a prisoner of war in Pretoria and ultimately to a bold escape across the border into Mozambique. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015985
- Title
- Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive
- Author
- Celia Sandys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0786707046
- ISBN 13
- 9780786707041
- Publisher
- Carroll and Graf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Winston Churchill, Anglo-Boer War, Transvaal, Pretoria, Mozambique, Prisoner of War, South Africa, Prime Minister, Soldier, War correspondent,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; African Matters;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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