On the Fringe of the Great Fight
Published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Toronto, 1917
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, CanadaKarol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
AbeBooks seller since July 3, 2012
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 221.18
Quantity: 1 available
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8vo, [xv], 263 pp. Green cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Light wear to spine ends; a clean, bright copy with a tight, square binding. No dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper (recipient unclear, possibly gifted to Elana Mayers). A World War I memoir by Colonel George G. Nasmith, a Canadian scientist and sanitary officer with the First Canadian Division. Offering a rare behind-the-lines perspective, the book focuses on the medical, sanitary, and logistical challenges of war. Nasmith records key events such as the first poison gas attacks and provides insight into Canada's role and the essential work of non-combatant personnel during the conflict.
Seller Inventory # 49206
Bibliographic details
- Title
- On the Fringe of the Great Fight
- Author
- Nasmith, Colonel George G.
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Toronto
- Publication year
- 1917
- Condition
- Very Good
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Canadiana, Letters, Memoirs, Diaries
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We are a general antiquarian bookshop with a focus on folklore, legends, fairy tales, publishers’ bindings, illustrated books, detective/crime fiction, literature and history. We occasionally issue lists and catalogues and participate in bookfairs in Canada and abroad. We buy individual books and collections, as well as ephemera, posters, photographs, archives and other interesting and unusual or rare items. Karol Krysik Books is a proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of Canada (ABAC), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) and we adhere to these organizations’ strict codes of ethics.…
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Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
ON, Canada
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Karol Krysik Books
491 Davenport Road
Second Floor
Toronto, ON. M4V 1B7
Canada
kkrysik@yahoo.ca
416-727-7718
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