No More Parades
by Ford Madox Ford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$316.87A$285.18
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart example of the first edition of the second title in Ford Madox Ford's highly regarded 'Parade's End' tetralogy. The first edition of this work. Harvey, A59 a.The second work of Ford's complex modernist tetralogy, following 'Some Do Not...' and preceding 'A Man Could Stand Up -' and 'Last Post'.Ford's series chronicle the life of a member of the English gentry before, during and after World War I, and is set both in England and on the Western Front.With a partially removed bookplate to the front pastedown.Ford stated that his purpose in creating this work was "the obviating of all future wars". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine. Spotting to fore edge of dust wrapper. Bookplate partially removed to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Instances of spotting and foxing throughout, most concentrated to the first and last few leaves. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901F31
- Title
- No More Parades
- Author
- Ford Madox Ford
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- No More Parades Parade's End. First World War the good soldier Parade's End.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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