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The Great War 1914-1918
by Falls, Cyril
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. Overview of World War One, considering "its battles, tactics and weapons; its problems of supply and transport; its armies and their commanders"; the author, Captain Falls, served in the War with distinction and became a well-regarded writer & professor of military history. First American edition (first printing), no later printings noted. light wear to book, head of spine bumped; jacket rubbed with short tears & creasing, spine fade/tanning; bookplate; some pages dogeared. Text clean; 447 pages; index, bibliography, b/w plates, maps. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- t0954
- Title
- The Great War 1914-1918
- Author
- Falls, Cyril
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- World War One, WW1, WWI, Military History, European History
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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