Twenty Years After: The Battlefields of 1914-18, Then and Now, ed. by Maj. Gen. Sir Ernest Swinton. Published by George Newnes Limited in London. Undated. 800 pages.
Supplementary volume only.
Large hardcover volume bound in red cloth. Minimal wear to cover boards, some fading to spine. Sticker in top right corner of front free end paper. Small stamp on inside back cover. No other writing or markings in the book. The volume is tightly bound. Slight fading to page color. Very good+.
Twenty Years After: The Battlefields of 1914-18, Then and Now, ed. by Maj. Gen. Sir Ernest Swinton. Supplementary volume
$80.00
“Twenty Years After: The Battlefields of 1914-18, Then and Now” (supplementary volume only) is a valuable historical reference edited by Maj. Gen. Sir Ernest Swinton. Published by George Newnes Limited in London, this undated 800-page supplementary volume provides a comprehensive account of the battlefields of World War I. This book offers readers a detailed exploration of the battlefields of World War I, shedding light on the events and landscapes that shaped the war.
The large hardcover volume is bound in red cloth with minimal wear to the cover boards, although some fading is noticeable on the spine. Inside, there is a sticker in the top right corner of the front free endpaper and a small stamp on the inside back cover. However, the book is free from any other writing or markings and is tightly bound. While there is slight fading to the page color, the overall condition is very good+.
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| Weight | 2.8 kg |
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| Dimensions | 29 × 22 × 5 cm |
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| Binding | Hardcover |
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| Title | Twenty Years After: The Battlefields of 1914-18, Then and Now |
| Weight | 2.8 |
| Length | 29 |
| Width | 22 |
| Height | 5 |
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| Condition | Very Good |
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