Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat
by Morris, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Burgundy paper boards. Map endpapers. 576 pp. [8] double-sided B&W plates. Light staining to top edge of text block. Dust jacket is unclipped, age toned, bumped to extremities, scuffed to spine foot, stain to front cover.
Synopsis
This concluding volume brings readers up to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. "Morris has written an unorthodox masterpiece...[a] book filled with superb studies of battles, ceremonies, landscapes, confrontations and, above all, characters" (New York Times Book Review). Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014646
- Title
- Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat
- Author
- Morris, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- history, imperialism, foreign relations, colonialism, James Morris, Queen Victoria, politics, Winston Churchill, Pax Britannica, Heaven's Command, British Empire, British Imperialism
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- History;
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