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111 days in Stanleyville,
by Reed, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Stated First Edition 1963 Harper & Row 279 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to black cloth boards with gilt spine titles - two bottom corners lightly bumped. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear, rubbing and edge toning to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Sticker shadow on FFEP and blank bookplate on inside front cover - all pages are clean and unmarked. The story of Operation Dragon Rouge, which was a hostage rescue operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo conducted by Belgium and the United States in 1964. The operation was led by the Belgian Paracommando Regiment to rescue hostages held by Simba rebels in the city of Stanleyville. Very scarce. A very handsome Stated First Edition in the original DJ.LOC SSE-04
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230714010
- Title
- 111 days in Stanleyville,
- Author
- Reed, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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Dearborn, Michigan
About Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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