THE ARMADA
by Mattingly, Garrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1959, 1st printing 8.5 X 6" in red cloth. Book: VG except V slight rubbing at base of spine, bookkplate, old price erasure and date. Jacket soiled, chipped, a few small tears: just fair. 443pp. notes and index. Comprehensive and thorough.. F. Hardcover.
Synopsis
Chronicling one of the most spectacular events of the sixteenth century, The Armada is the definitive story of the English fleet’s infamous defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The esteemed and critically acclaimed historian Garrett Mattingly explores all dimensions of the naval campaign, which captured the attention of the European world and played a deciding role in the settlement of the New World. “So skillfully constructed it reads like a novel” (New York Times), The Armada is sure to appeal to the scholar and amateur historian alike.
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Details
- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001164
- Title
- THE ARMADA
- Author
- Mattingly, Garrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1959, 1st printing
- Keywords
- DUKE OF PARMA, GUISE, ARMADA, SPAIN, ELIZABETH I, PHILIP II, FRANCIS DRAKE, MILITARY HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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