The Desert War : The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-1943 de Moorehead, Alan

Dust Cover: rips, creases, pieces missing, light faded, browning.
Hardcover: grubby and wear to edges.
Endsheets: age staining to edges, the number 244 on front and back, a United Service Institution of Victoria, Colac Branch, (an institution to inform the public about the affairs of war), a 1984 French newspaper cutout also slipped into the front cover.
Pages: Age yellowing/browning to the edges, book has been used as the pages open flat, otherwise pages are good used condition.

Sphere, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 279 pages. White pictorial paperback. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. First Edition Thus. 250 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate loss to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to spine and panels.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. First Edition. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Book has slight forward lean.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. the boards are edge worn, partly stained close to the spine. foxing and markings inside. all pages remain clear and legible. binding has been repaired. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. First Published in GB. 249 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and photographs are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light sunning to spine, tanning to edges. Foxing overall.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 250 Pages. The jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are closed tears, creases and chips along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, there is a previous owners inscription on the front pasted down. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Aurum Press, 2009. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in 1944, this Aurum trade paperback edition was issued in 2009. Second printing (2011). Brings together three titles: Mediterranean Front, A Year of Battle, and The End in Africa. Index. VG: small crease to lower free corner of the front cover. Light creasing to spine. Mild wear. No markings.

Paperback. Good.