About this title: 'A magnificent achievement, a masterpiece of the historian's art.' Guardian 'It is a brilliant achievement.' Sunday Times August 1914 recounts the insane, uncontrollable plunge into war and the bloody catalogue of the battles of its first thirty days.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780094521100ISBN:0094521107
Description: Good. Cover type-This book is a paperback copy. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780094521100ISBN:0094521107
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Papermac
Date Published: 1997-05
ISBN-13:9780333698808ISBN:0333698800
Description: Very Good. Light shelf wear; Corners mildly bumped; Tanning to page edges; Mild rubbing, wear, and soiling to both covers and spine; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Description: Like New. As issued no jacket. Paperback. Like new condition with no markings and no creases to spine or cover. Very slight wear to cover. Near fine copy. read more
Binding: Hard Back/Hardcover
Publisher: The Reprint Society, London, UK
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good. Dustjacket Good + 8 1/2" Tall. 499 pages. B&W plates. Dark gold-coloured background dustjacket, some wear/rubs to spine-ends & edges & corners, light surface wear. Very clean red binding though small area of back of dustjacket to bottom edge stuck to both covers Page-edges light browned o/w contents very clean. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Papermac
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780333698808ISBN:0333698800
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, Constable
Date Published: 1962
Description: First edition-hard cover in dust jacket. August 1914 is history at its most exciting, for the author is as concerned with the men who made it as with the events that comprised it. Statesmen, field marshals, admirals and kings are seen as men with human strengths and weaknesses enobled by peril. (edit. ) 240 x 152mm., pp. 499, b/w plates, sources, notes, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents-p.o. name & date (2 lines) half title page, few marks on spine, boards medium rubbed, d.j. closed ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Constable, London
Date Published: 1962
Description: Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket [now protected]. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's name/details to preliminary pages.499 pages. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Constable & Co. Ltd, London
Date Published: 1963
Description: Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ is price clipped-now protected in plastic cover. DJ marked and rubbed. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps.499 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable, London, 1st
Date Published: 1962
Description: 8vo, Pp499 Idx, Illust, b/w plates, Hand drawn Col ep maps., prev ownrs cancel fpdep, light mkg to some pg edges else VG in mnr chipped, reprd d/w. read more
Description: Description: 499 p. ports., maps. 25 cm. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns. Notes: American ed. (New York, Macmillan) has title: The guns of August. Bibliography: p. [427]-441. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 448-478). Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-rubbed and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
Edition: Later printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Constable, London
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very Good in Very Good DJ. 499pp., Illus. Maps, Photographs, Sources, Notes, Index. Minor top edge dampstain, wear to boards, head of spine slightly pulled. Short Closed tears at edges of dj. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780094521100ISBN:0094521107
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardback, 8vo, 499 pp, red cloth, gilt spine, pictorial dj; very good/very good, dj price clipped, dj spine faded; reprint. read more
Description: Like New. SHIPS FROM GERMANY. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING! Allow 10-14 business days for delivery. Please always check the language in the product description section. Few left in stock-order soon. Selling online since 1995. Code: L20091214055543I. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Papermac
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780333305164ISBN:0333305167
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