PATHS OF GLORY
by Cobb Humphrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, original red and blue and gilt cloth, in the dustjacket. 265 pp. A fine copy, the dustjacket also especially well preserved, previous owner's name and bookplate.ine copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS POWERFUL WORLD WAR I NOVEL THAT TAKES A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE FRENCH ARMY. It was adapted into a motion picture directed by Stanley Kubrick starring Kirk Douglas. Banned in France for many years, the book deals with the actions of French troops during World War I and involves charges of cowardice and the issue of injustice. An acclaimed novel, the first and only one by the author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32311
- Title
- PATHS OF GLORY
- Author
- Cobb Humphrey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
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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...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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