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THE GRANDEUR AND MISERY OF VICTORY.
by Clemenceau, Georges
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1930). first U.S. edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. English translation by F. M. Atkinson. Large octavo, blue cloth covers, gilt spine titles, 432 pages. Frontispiece of Clemenceau at Vendee. Includes index. One cover corner lightly bumped. Dust jacket price clipped, and has some chipping and small closed tears. World War I, The Great War, France. 092508C
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020954
- Title
- THE GRANDEUR AND MISERY OF VICTORY.
- Author
- Clemenceau, Georges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1930)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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