A Moment in Time
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (vg, some bumping in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling, text
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1964. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (vg, some bumping in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). In the summer of 1940, 19-year-old Elizabeth Cartwright lives a secluded and privileged life in a village in Kent. Her world is turned upside down with the arrival of a group of RAF officers who requisition her family home as a base. She immediately falls for Bill Ogilvie with an old sports-car, then marries 'Splodge' but the life of an RAF pilot is a dangerous one as it comes as no real surprise when tragedy strikes. A novel from the writer of The Darling Buds of May.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132836
- Title
- A Moment in Time
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (vg, some bumping in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling, text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, war, Bates
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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