Book #24281

The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Mary Lee Settle
Book #24281 The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Mary Lee Settle.
The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing
The Killing Ground - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982.

A Near Fine first printing of the first edition showing small staining to side edge of pageblock. In alike dust-jacket with sunned spine, signed and inscribed by author Mary Lee Settle on front flyleaf.

In the aftermath of World War I, the muddy fields of Flanders are the killing ground, where soldiers from all over Europe fight for control of the territory.

In this novel, based on historical events, the characters are soldiers, civilians, and reporters who live and die in the muddy fields of Flanders. They are haunted by the memories of the people they have killed and the families who have lost loved ones.

This book is a heart-wrenching story of human resilience in the face of impossible odds.; Large 8vo; 385 pages; Signed by Author.

Price: $40.00

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