Vercel (Over 1,800 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a brutal tale of the exploits of French commandos on the Great War's Bulgarian front. First published in 1934, Vercel's novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt for its unflinching assessment of the toll fierce combat had taken on the youth of France. Largely autobiographical and told from the perspective of a young lieutenant, the book follows the exploits of a French commando unit attacking Bulgarian outposts along the Romanian border. The unit is led by Captain Conan, a haberdasher's son who finds his calling as a fearless killer ready to crawl through barbed wire and slit the throats of his enemies on midnight raids. Conan is loyal only to his men, as all notions of patriotism are lost in place of the fraternity and brutality needed for survival and success in this close combat. Following the Armistice, Conan's unit is redeployed to Bucharest to maintain the peace, but they do more harm than good. The soldiers have become murderers, thieves, and rapists, and Conan himself is charged with injuring his lover's husband. But the victim withdraws the charges, and Conan leaves Bucharest when the French are called to combat Lenin and Trotsky's guerrilla forces along the Ukrainian border. Conan and his men, now facing their former Russian allies, have lost all ideals of honorable battle and are reduced to serving as mindless weapons to be moved about on the field. Conan becomes the hero of his final fight, but Vercel shows us that there is no happy homecoming for a trained killer - only isolation, loneliness, and nostalgia for battles Conan never fully understood. Morgan's introduction to this new edition maps the public reception of Vercel's novel and places the book in the larger context of World War I combat literature.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a brutal tale of the exploits of French commandos on the Great War's Bulgarian front. First published in 1934, Vercel's novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt for its unflinching assessment of the toll fierce combat had taken on the youth of France. Largely autobiographical and told from the perspective of a young lieutenant, the book follows the exploits of a French commando unit attacking Bulgarian outposts along the Romanian border. The unit is led by Captain Conan, a haberdasher's son who finds his calling as a fearless killer ready to crawl through barbed wire and slit the throats of his enemies on midnight raids. Conan is loyal only to his men, as all notions of patriotism are lost in place of the fraternity and brutality needed for survival and success in this close combat. Following the Armistice, Conan's unit is redeployed to Bucharest to maintain the peace, but they do more harm than good. The soldiers have become murderers, thieves, and rapists, and Conan himself is charged with injuring his lover's husband. But the victim withdraws the charges, and Conan leaves Bucharest when the French are called to combat Lenin and Trotsky's guerrilla forces along the Ukrainian border. Conan and his men, now facing their former Russian allies, have lost all ideals of honorable battle and are reduced to serving as mindless weapons to be moved about on the field. Conan becomes the hero of his final fight, but Vercel shows us that there is no happy homecoming for a trained killer - only isolation, loneliness, and nostalgia for battles Conan never fully understood. Morgan's introduction to this new edition maps the public reception of Vercel's novel and places the book in the larger context of World War I combat literature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Fore edges are muffed. Spine is slightly cocked. Fore edges are darkened.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. 8-page stapled catalog for a BOUYSSOU exhibition, "Le Vieux Paris," in New York, June 1-30, 1989. Reproduction of 9 paintings in vivid colors.

hardcover. Condition: Good. DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Burgundy boards scuffed, edges bumped and rubbed. Text has no markings, binding is sound. End pages have stain spots, jacket flaps laid in. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This softcover is in Good condition. 1936 copyright, but perhaps a later printing, in French. Clean pages. Good binding. Minor wear to the cover. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Edgewear with slight tearing to dust jacket, binding sound and pages unmarked. Pages tanning with age. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

Paperback. Condition: Good. French language. Good condition paperback. Book content is clean and bright. Covers have light wear, creasing. There will be no loose pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Printing. Cover tanning and worn with rubbed edges, and torn on spine. Notation inside front. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). The Dj is chipping on the edges. Boards have only minor wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Former library book. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). New York: Random House, 1938. Good/Very Good. First Printing stated BOMC, Edition. 8" x 5". 305 pp. Grey cloth with picture of Mont St.-Michel on lower front cover. Black printing in red box on spine. Spine is lightly stained on lower part. Interior is pencil writing througout the book Dust jacket is in pieces and very poor, an AUGUST book of the month club news insert is included and in good condition, previous owner signature. Translated by Warre Bradley Wells. The author was the winner of the 1934 Concourt Prize. The story of how the Cathedral at Mont St.-Michel in Paris influences the relationship of the custodian and his wife.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Red cloth binding with black print on spine.Crushing at spine ends and at tip of upper front cover corner. Very sound and unmarked. Color illustration on title page and France map on inner rear endpaper. 257 pages including index.Dust jacket has red and black pictorial illustration on spine and front coverEWear on edges with Some small pieces missing from lower edge and larger chunks along top edges. In mylar andnot price-clipped($ 3.00).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. trade paperback in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owners name on inside cover with date "Oct 10,1938".

Couverture souple. Condition: Fair. usure d'usage, jauni.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Printing. Boards are lightly scuffed with mild edgewear. Spine cover is tanning. Previous owner notation on fep. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. Binding is secure. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 12 page center stapled gallery catalog with color examples of the work. Text in French. Exhibition was in Paris 29 May - 23 June, 1973. Unmarked, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. This book does not have its original spine or covers. It has been re-bound by a library. It is being sold as a reading copy. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Minimal shelfwear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Condition: Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. French. Re-bound by library with newer hardcovers. ORIGINAL 1953 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Pages tanned. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A VG copy with sheflwear and rubbing to extremeties. Dj in Good condition with nicks and tears around, in protective brodart. Light tinting to pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.