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Fire and Water: The Art of Incendiary Aquatic Warfare in China
by Ralph D. Sawyer
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0813340659
- ISBN 13
- 9780813340654
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Westview Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition gilt lettering on spine and Fine DJ. The volume is flawless: spine is straight and tight, all corners sharp, gilt lettering brilliant, no markings, creases, or tears. DJ is factory fresh as well. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. 445 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000464
- Title
- Fire and Water: The Art of Incendiary Aquatic Warfare in China
- Author
- Ralph D. Sawyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0813340659
- ISBN 13
- 9780813340654
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 445
- Keywords
- military history, china
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
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Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Remainder
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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