Above The Battle
de Drake, Vivian
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- Tapa dura
- First
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1918. First Printing. HB. Blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, viii, 323 pp. + 3 pp. publisher's ads at rear. "Francis Vivian Drake was born in London around 1895. While a student there, he left the classrooms in 1914 to join the British cavalry. Soon afterward he transferred in 1915 to the Royal Flying Corps and later was sent to Canada to help form the Royal Canadian Air Force." This is an account of his experiences during World War I. Small numbers, in ink, top of ffep only mark in book, binding tight. Covers show edge wear, gilt lettering rubbed, edges of text block somewhat soiled. First American edition, with (1) last page of text. Book condition VG-.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Parker's Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- EM5925
- Título
- Above The Battle
- Autor
- Drake, Vivian
- Formato/Encuadernación
- HB
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- D. Appleton and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1918
- Catálogos del vendedor
- World War I;
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Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
