Memories of Two Wars; Cuban and Philipine Experiences
by Funston, Frederick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable. Bound in red cloth, this hardcover First Edition has gilt lettering to front board and spine, and decorative flags and shield motif to front panel. XV/451pp with 34 B/W plates as called for, and index at end. Brigadier Funston was in the US army and witnessed wars in Cuba and the Philipines; lots of interesting technical detail of military affairs around 1900. Clean endpapers, good rag paper, wide margins. Corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing to edge of spine, otherwise VG (see photo) . Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 1912.
Synopsis
Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1911. Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001287
- Title
- Memories of Two Wars; Cuban and Philipine Experiences
- Author
- Funston, Frederick
- Illustrator
- F.C.Yhon
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- MEMORIES OF TWO WARS, FREDERICK FUNSTON, CUBAN WAR, WAR IN THE PHILIPINES,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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