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Abuse of Power
by Draper, Theodore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. preface by author, reference notes and index. Black coloured boards with metallic red coloured titles to the back strip. Plain text dustwrapper with white and purple coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Touching briefly upon American military / political intervention in both Cuba and Dominica, the author spends the majority of the book doing a "... painstaking enquiry which seeks to dissolve the confusion that still envelops the story of America's presence in Vietnam." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. Some bumping to the lower book edges. Age toning and dust marks to the top textblock edge. A little offset tanning to the endpapers. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with a little chipping of the top dustwrapper corners. Sunning of the back strip and a rear panel which also shows handling marks. Results of insect activity can be seen along the rear fold over crease. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - IX, [5], 3 - will 244 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; United States; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 0121579. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0121579
- Title
- Abuse of Power
- Author
- Draper, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Vietnam war, American participation, politics, intervention, escalation, Cuba crisis, Dominican crisis Politics & Government; United States; Military & Warfare. Unbranded Draper, Theodore Abuse of Power
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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