Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
by Barbusse, Henri
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1917. HB. Red cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 358 pp. No date on title page, and copyright 1917 on verso, with no additional printings indicated. Highly regarded World War I novel from the allied perspective, originally published as Le Feu in France in 1916. A powerful indictment of war, on the same level as All Quiet on the Western Front. Owners name front paste-down, no other marks in book, binding tight. Spine lightly sunned, very light edge wear to covers. Book condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NP8246
- Title
- Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
- Author
- Barbusse, Henri
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.