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Through Egypt in War-Time
Martin S. Briggs
1918
T. Fisher Unwin : London
9" by 6"
280 pp.
SUMMARY
The scarce first edition of a personal account from a soldier of Egypt during the First World War, including sketches and photographs by the author.
First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,Collated Complete
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
In the publisher's original cloth, with a frontispiece, two sketch maps, including a folding map, and all thirty-two other plates. Collated complete.
Briggs wishes to depict Egypt through the eyes of a soldier during the war. With many prior travel books depicting Egypt as a luxurious tourist destination, this interesting personal account takes a different look during British military occupation.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with a couple of small marks to head and tail of spine. Minor edgewear and rubbing to joints, with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, with signs of wear to hinge between leaf p.64 and map. Crease to bottom edge of folding map to rear of book. Offsetting to the title leaf and heavy offsetting to gutter of leaves pp.162-163 due to newspaper clipping. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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