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Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine. Written from the Diary of J. B. Moody, Private VX13091, A.I.F.
by Idriess, Ion L.; from the diary of J. B. Moody (Private VX13091, A.I.F.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Poor dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Good in Poor dust jacket. (1955). Hardcover. Previous owner's inscription dated 1955. Heavy bruising and creasing to lower corners of boards. Incomplete dust-jacket, lacking rear panel. Rear flap of dust-jacket present. Front flap is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Fifth printing, April 1951 (the first printing was in 1945). x, 232, [1], [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 16 illustrations on 8 plate leaves. Mauve boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 182 x 118mm. "This is the story of Horrie, who was found as a queer little homeless pup in the Western Desert and became a true Digger. It has been put into its present form by Ion Idriess, who had it from the diary of Horrie's master, Pte J. B. Moody, Machine Gun Battalion, and from others of his friends." - from dust-jacket blurb. Selected contents: Introducing the Desert, the Pup, and the Rebels; The Wog-Dog Enlists; The Wog-Dog embarks for the Front; The Wog-Dog under fire; The Wog-Dog conquers Greece; The Hell of War; The Bitter Retreat; Horrie Survives Shipwreck; We Lose Murchie; Horrie falls in love; The Hazards of Peace; The Stowaway; The Aussie-Dog. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23273
- Title
- Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine. Written from the Diary of J. B. Moody, Private VX13091, A.I.F.
- Author
- Idriess, Ion L.; from the diary of J. B. Moody (Private VX13091, A.I.F.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Poor dust jacket
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- (1955)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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