Macdonald lyn foreword (4 risultati)

Original Maroon Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 1990. xi, 227pp. B&W images. "A collection of British soliders' songs of the 20th century, impressive in range and scope. The book contains some 112 songs, familiar and unfamilar, some epigrammatic, most with tunes. The material is grouped thematically with songs about joining, training, soldiering, punishment, off duty, prisoners, under-fire and going home. Background notes are given for each song." Dust jacket has light wear to edges and corners with some wear to top/bottom of spine. Front flap neatly price-clipped with a small hole punched to top of front flap. Slight fading to spine. Book has gilt titles to spine. Small bump to top of upper board and a few spots to top edges. Light foxing to front edges. Previous owner's inscription to top of FFEP. Otherwise in VG+ condition. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1915: The Death of Innocence, MacDonald, Lyn, Cowley, Robert (foreword). Published by Henry Holt, U.S.A., 1994. First Edition/First printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 625 pages including photos, maps, bibliography and index. Blue cloth spine, black boards, gilt spine titles. Unclipped jacket in fine condition; volume in unread condition; tiny glue mark free endpaper; no other markings. From the dust jacket, "By concentrating on the minutiae of life in the trenches, the daily battles with cold and damp, the endless scrounging for food, the frantic improvisation required to carry out impossible orders, McDonalds manages to convey the sheer craziness of the nightmare. Some of it was simply too fantastic to be real. McDonalds frames her extraordinary selection of personal accounts with historical narrative. She is not an AJP Taylor, carrying political or philosophical baggage. Her strength lies in attention to detail." - (The Sunday Times, London).…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. B000NXVKC6. 132 pages. paperback. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.