Author: William Boyd
Title: An Ice-Cream War
Description: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of Boyd's 'darkly comic' wartime novel, which takes place during the East African Campaign of WWI, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with one full-page illustration, showing 'German East Africa, showing route taken by German forces&apos. This is a comic war novel by Boyd, which focuses upon the East African Campaign fought between Great Britain and Germany in World War I. Characters include an American expatriate mechanic named Temple Smith, as well as the son of an aristocratic family named Felix Cobb. The title of the work was derived from the quotation in a letter from Francis Harold Burgess to his sister, where he says &apos..the war here will only last two months. It is far too hot for sustained fighting, he says, we will all melt like ice-cream in the sun!' William Boyd is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He has written a range of novels, screenplays, such as 'A Good Man in Africa', 'Waiting for Sunrise', and 'Protobiography&apos. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minimal bumping to the extremities and the spine. Dust wrapper is also excellent with minimal edge wear to top edge of wraps, with light spots to the top edge of the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: An Ice Cream War An Ice-Cream War William Boyd East African Campaign An Ice-Cream War military fiction Not Stated
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Title: An Ice-Cream War
Description: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of Boyd's 'darkly comic' wartime novel, which takes place during the East African Campaign of WWI, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with one full-page illustration, showing 'German East Africa, showing route taken by German forces&apos. This is a comic war novel by Boyd, which focuses upon the East African Campaign fought between Great Britain and Germany in World War I. Characters include an American expatriate mechanic named Temple Smith, as well as the son of an aristocratic family named Felix Cobb. The title of the work was derived from the quotation in a letter from Francis Harold Burgess to his sister, where he says &apos..the war here will only last two months. It is far too hot for sustained fighting, he says, we will all melt like ice-cream in the sun!' William Boyd is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He has written a range of novels, screenplays, such as 'A Good Man in Africa', 'Waiting for Sunrise', and 'Protobiography&apos. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minimal bumping to the extremities and the spine. Dust wrapper is also excellent with minimal edge wear to top edge of wraps, with light spots to the top edge of the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: An Ice Cream War An Ice-Cream War William Boyd East African Campaign An Ice-Cream War military fiction Not Stated
Price: GBP 64.00 = appr. US$ 91.39 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 813D12
- Book number: 813D12
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