Duncan donald albert (6 risultati)

Cloth. Condizione: VG+. No Jacket. The book begins with letters written in Banff, Alberta in 1936 where the author (autobiography) was undergoing military field-conditioning preparatory to going over-seas; Impressions of camp life w/ the Winnipeg Light Infantry follow - Oct. 1940; January 1943- Debert, Nova Scotia; May 1944 - 53 Div. Battle School - England; 7'th July, 1944 Normandy, France; 11'th July, 1944 A.P.O. - B.W.E.F. - ` we regret to inform you.'. Looking back 50 years to the war this book casts a sobering picture of a young man happily gone to get fit to serve his country. And as the wedge of life squeezes him further and further along his path , we see the hardened edges begin to appear. Great SAD story. TRUE. 4 b/w photos of author as a young man. Military enforced brevity and `No info' tone to later letters. 199 pages in navy blue boards, w/o d.j. - as issued? BEWARE of sellers that say this one was signed by the AUTHOR. He's in Flanders - growing poppies. Cond: library stamp of lodge - i.e. minor & light - on ffep (also back fep) + 1 VOID stamp. Glue residue from tape on tail. edges sli rubbed but no sig. flaws. Size: 8vo. …

1945. (Cloth) Very good. 199pp. Frontispiece. Peel 3911.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Soiled, lightly faded and worn blue boards. Gilt print along cover and spine. Extremities are rubbed. Corners are bumped and starting to rub through. Bit of fraying to head of spine. Gutter at ffep is starting to split down from the top a couple of inches. Binding is loosening and beginning to crack, but it remains quite solid. Gift inscription at ffep. Interior is age-toned with some signs of foxing, text and images remain clean and clear. Bit of soiling to page edges.…

1945. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 199pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece, photographs. The covers are lightly worn. Lieutenant Duncan was killed in battle on July 10, 1944. Locale: ; ; ; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Military--Canada, British Army, Manitoba Author, Military--Canada, Royal Winnipeg Rifle Regiment, Winnipeg Light Infantry, World War 2). …

1945. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 199pp. Signed with an inscription by the author's father, R.C. Duncan. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece, photographs. The covers are lightly worn and there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. Lieutenant Duncan was killed in battle on July 10, 1944. Locale: ; ; ; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Military--Canada, British Army, Manitoba Author, Military--Canada, Royal Winnipeg Rifle Regiment, Winnipeg Light Infantry, World War 2).…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. 199, [1]. Several plates. cloth (bit rubbed & frayed).