Blue Tapestry
by Mathews, Vera Laughton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Minor wear. Ex-lib, with stamps of British Information Services to title page; spine call letters mostly removed. Lacking jacket
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Hollis & Carter, 1948. First ed. Hardcover. Minor wear. Ex-lib, with stamps of British Information Services to title page; spine call letters mostly removed. Lacking jacket. Binding tights; leaves clean, Overall good(+) to very good(-) thus. A decent copy.. Octavo in dark blue cloth; 293 pages plates, portraits; 22 cm. "Dame Elvira Sibyl Marie Mathews, DBE (née Laughton; 25 September 1888 - 25 September 1959), known as Vera Laughton Mathews, was a British military officer and administrator. She was the second Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), serving from its reformation in 1939 until 194"-Wikipedia. / Mathews, Vera Laughton, 1888-1959. Great Britain. Women's Royal Naval Service.
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Details
- Seller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 101270
- Title
- Blue Tapestry
- Author
- Mathews, Vera Laughton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor wear. Ex-lib, with stamps of British Information Services to title page; spine call letters mostly removed. Lacking jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First ed
- Publisher
- Hollis & Carter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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