DEAN ACHESON: THE COLD AWR YEARS, 1953-1971 [INSCRIBED]
by Brinkley, Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0300047738
- ISBN 13
- 9780300047738
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, 429 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine yellow with white and black lettering. Exterior has minimal wear including sunned spine and very minor wear to the head/tail edges. Boards show very mild wear including tiny bumps to the tail corner. Text block has minimal age toning and light wear to the edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column H, ND-H. 1379709. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1379709
- Title
- DEAN ACHESON: THE COLD AWR YEARS, 1953-1971 [INSCRIBED]
- Author
- Brinkley, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0300047738
- ISBN 13
- 9780300047738
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971. Statesmen, United States, biography. United States, foreign relations, 1945-1989
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- Text Block
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- Edges
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- Bumps
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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