Private 19022 (24 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. 1st American edition. Expurgated edition. Front hinge cracked. Slightly dampstained. Owner's name on front endpage. (historical fiction, WWI, world war 1, war).

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. 1st American edition. Slightly dampstained. (historical fiction, WWI).

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 3rd imp. 3rd impression. 453 pages. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Boards edge worn, sunned, a bit chipped, knocked and marked. Previous ownership inscriptions. Rubber stamp. Tanning and some age related marks throughout the pages. However, it is in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 468 pages. 7.00x4.37x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good in oatmeal cloth with black titles. Stated First American Editiion.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American Berkley Medallion Paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 255pp. Red stained page edges. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light crease to spine and rear cover. (18/2).

hardcover. Zustand: Good. RU/Davies 1965 EDITION with dust jacket + nameplate - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Peter Davies 1930, fifth impression. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

[8]+453pp. 8vo. Original illus. cloth, a very good copy. The officially permitted version of The Middle Parts of Fortune (qv). Fifth impression of the first edition. Classic novel of WW1 written by an Australian soldier who served with the British Army in France.

Sm. 8vo; pp. (x), 274; dustjacket, a very good copy. From the Library of Australian scholar and academic, John Barnes with his signature.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing (January 1930). 453pp. Original oatmeal buckram with black pictorial decoration to upper board and titles to spine. VG copy, binding tight with hint of forward lean, minor bump to front top edge, cloth covers clean, spine slightly toned, pages gently toned, otherwise internally excellent; no dust jacket.…

1st edn 5th printing. 8vo. Original grey pictorial cloth (lightly chafed at top corner of upper board - otherwise VG). Pp. 453 (no inscriptions).

Zustand: Used - Good. Good hardback. 4th impression, January 1930 (same month as first printing). Light foxing, heaviest on half-title page. Oatmeal cloth with black lettering and black decoration. Spine browned. Used - Good. Good hardback.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Her Privates We', is a profoundly democratic book. It is significant that so high a tribute should be paid by a man intellectually mature, acutely observant and deeply critical , to the sound sense, morale and philosophy of that section of the populace which, in peace as in war, has most of civilisation's dirty work to do. The boards and binding are square and tight, the text block has light marks on the fore-edge. book price includes 2nd class post in UK only.…

Stated First American Edition. Very good+ with a little soiling on cover. Tan cloth binding with black stamping. Red top stain.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. With dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Number of Volumes: 2 Limited edition, copy #261 of 520. Two volumes. Original brown buckram with gilt tops and marbled endpapers, and maroon cloth-covered case for the volumes. Cloth case has a few light scuff marks, but the books inside are nearly pristine. Pages have deckled edges, one light penciled remark from the owner on the rear endpaper of volume I. Each volume contains a narrow maroon silk bookmark. The Piazza Press limited edition was issued anonymously to subscribers by publisher Peter Davies. This is the uncensored, unexpurgated edition of the novel. Contains receipt from Marshall Field, possibly unrelated. The novel was originally published anonymously, or by Private 19022, revealed in the 1940s to be Frederic Manning (1882-1935). This is one of the most realistic World War I novels written, especially for its time, and was drawn heavily from Manning's experiences as a private in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. This work is the story of Manning's battalion "from the time it is chewed to pieces on the Somme until, brought up to strength again, it is thrust into another vain attack." The novel was praised highly by many, including T. E. Lawrence and Ernest Hemingway. Hardcover, two volumes with slipcase, near fine condition. 453 pages, octavo.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A rare trade first edition with rare delicate glassine jacket in very good condition. Her Privates We was published the previous year as The Middle Part of Fortune which was subsequently revised with obscenities partially removed for the present edition. Frederic Manning is generally recognised as one of the finest novelist of the Western Front. Born in Australia, novelist and poet, Frederic Manning moved to England in his youth. He served in the Shropshire Light Infantry in 1915, and in France during 1916 as a Private 19022a . The Shropshires saw heavy fighting on the Somme and his experiences provided the background to Her Privates We. A classic book of World War I written from the ordinary soldier's point of view. Original cloth illustrated boards with clean contents. The glassine jacket has a rear across the spine are.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Fascinating early edition of the highly regarded First World War story from Australian author and poet Frederic Manning. Early edition, reprinted in the same month as the first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Fictional account of the Somme and Ancre fronts towards the end of 1916, written by Australian author and poet Frederic Manning, also known for Scenes and Portraits (1909), under the guise of "Private 19022". The text was originally published as the limited-edition The Middle Parts of Fortune in 1929 and encapsulates the experiences of ordinary soldiers during the First World War. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth at head and tail of spine, and noticeable marking to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with binding a little fragile in places, namely to pages 112-113, 160-161 and 208-209. Bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Illustrated Boards. Zustand: Very Good. 5th Impression. An early reprint, published a month after the first edition. [vii], 458 pp. Illustrated cloth with original wrap around band and inner flap. A little darkening to the cloth at the spine and edges. Spotting to the prelims, edges and occasionally internally. With a Book Society book plate to the pastedown and pencil and ink ownership inscriptions to the pr elims. A novel based on the author's experiences on the Somme and Ancre fronts in the latter half of 1916. 8vo.…

First Edition. Octavo (19cm). Pictorial tan cloth, printed in black; 453pp. Tight, straight, and Near Fine, without the typical toning to the spine. Lacking the unprinted glassine jacket. Manning's highly-regarded novel of service in the trenches during WW1, based on his own experiences. Slightly revised from the limited edition published the year previous under the title The Middle Parts of Fortune.…