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The O. T. C. and the Great War
Captain Alan R. Haig-Brown
1915
Country Life : London
9.5" by 6.5"
xi, 245, [18pp]
SUMMARY
A scarce copy of this remarkable military history of the Officers Training Corps, covering its work in the First World War.
Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A remarkable account of the Officers Training Corps, covering its conception and its work during the first year of the First World War and anticipating its future.
Written by Alan Haig-Brown, a British Army officer and footballer. He served as commander of the Lancing Officers Training Corps and was killed by machine-gun fire on the first day of the German spring offensive in 1918.
Illustrated with ten plates, including a frontispiece piece portrait of Major Meiklejohn, V.C.
A scarce copy of this work, which is a first edition.
CONDITION
In the publishers original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine, which is a little faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
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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