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A Close Run Thing: A Novel of Wellington's Army of 1815
de Mallinson, Allan
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0553380435
- ISBN 13
- 9780553380439
- Librería
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 2000. Large trade paperback. 306pp.,First paperback edition, first printing. An historical action novel in the vein of Patrick O'Brien, introducing Matthew Hervey, a young cavalry officier in Wellington's army. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, unmarked copy with mild toning to pages as per usual. Very good+.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
"Stirring...stimulating...entertaining...a richness of detail." - USA Today "Now at last a highly literate, deeply read cavalry officer of high rank shows one the nature of horse-borne warfare....Colonel Mallinson's a close run thing is very much to be welcomed." -Patrick O'Brian author of the Aubrey-Maturin series "An astonishingly impressive debut in the field of Napoleonic fiction. Convincingly drawn, perfectly paced, and expertly written, this cavalryman's tale is a joy to read." -Anthony Beevor, author of Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege "A rousing...tale of valiant heroism and dashing derring-do." - Kirkus Reviews "Mallinson expertly captures both the glory and the gore of the battlefield in this sweeping saga.... An exciting historical adventure steeped in authentic military detail." - Booklist
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Detalles
- Librería
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 010739
- Título
- A Close Run Thing: A Novel of Wellington's Army of 1815
- Autor
- Mallinson, Allan
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553380435
- ISBN 13
- 9780553380439
- Editorial
- Bantam Books
- Lugar de publicación
- Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Palabras clave
- Historical Fiction, Wellington, Waterloo
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Historical Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Términos de venta
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Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
Sobre Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
