The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Settle, Mary Lee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Near Fine first printing of the first edition showing small staining to side edge of pageblock. In alike dust-jacket with sunned spine, signed and inscribed by author Mary Lee Settle on front flyleaf; In the aftermath of World War I, the muddy fields of Flanders are the killing ground, where soldiers from all over Europe fight for control of the territory.In this novel, based on historical events, the characters are soldiers, civilians, and reporters who live and die in the muddy fields of Flanders. They are haunted by the memories of the people they have killed and the families who have lost loved ones.This book is a heart-wrenching story of human resilience in the face of impossible odds.; Large 8vo; 385 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24281
- Title
- The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Settle, Mary Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, C2014VM0228S
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