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Various Contributor; Frank A. Mumby (ed) - The Great World War: A History

Title: The Great World War: A History
Description: London , Gresham Publishing Company , 1915-1920. First edition. Leather. A comprehensive, complete nine volume set on the history of The Great World War with illustrations, maps and folding plates. A complete nine volume set of The Great World War: A History edited by Frank A. Mumby with contributions by David Hannay, C. Grahame-White, Harry Harper, Edwin Sharpe Grew and others. The volumes aim to be a comprehensive account of the Great World War, embracing the facts, ideas and motives that led up to it and the chief events in the different fields of opperation. Volume I considers the events that led up to the war and the beginning of the war and has two folding maps and one colour map and three photogravures. Volume II details the Campaign in Flanders and has three photogravures, one map and 1 folding map Volume III considers the Dardanelles Campaign and Italy and the War and has three photogravures and four colour maps. Volume IV details the first year of the war and has three photogravures and four colour maps. Volume V considers The Gallipoli Campaign and the Spring Campaign on the British front in 1916 and has three photogravures and four colour maps. Volume VI details the second year of the war and the Battle of the Somme and has three photogravures and two folding maps and two colour maps. Volume VII considers the Russian Revolution and the entrance of America into the war and has three portrait plates and three colour maps. Volume VIII details America in the War and the last phase of the German retreat and has three photogravures, one folding map and one colour map. Volume IX concludes the war and the series and has three portraits, two folding maps and one colour map. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original quarter calf binding with marron cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart. The spines are rubbed and a little marked, especially to the heads of volumes ix, viii and vii. There are some marks to the boards, especially the rear board of volume v. Internally, the volumes are firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: The Great World War: A History frank A. Mumby world war one history frank A. Mumby Not Stated

Price: GBP 595.00 = appr. US$ 849.65 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 826B46

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