In Defense of Freedom: Pacific Air Forces' Golden Legacy 1947-1997
by Keck, Timothy R., Command Historian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good +
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Hickam AFB, Hawaii: Office of History, Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Published for 50th anniversary of U.S. Air Force's being an independent service. Oversize format, 9-3/4"W X 11-1/4H. 334 pp. Glossy, high quality paper. Blue boards with bright gilt design and print. Very light wear - book is slightly cocked. Dust jacket is bright, clean and crisp with light edgewear and tiny tear on rear top corner. Very nice, scarce book.
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- Bookseller
- Texas Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010345
- Title
- In Defense of Freedom: Pacific Air Forces' Golden Legacy 1947-1997
- Author
- Keck, Timothy R., Command Historian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Office of History, Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces
- Place of Publication
- Hickam AFB, Hawaii
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Air Force History
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. Air Force; Catalogue 3 - Military History;
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About the Seller
Texas Star Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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