Half of Spain Died. A Reappraisal of the Spanish Civil War
by Mattews, Herbert L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Herbert Lionel Mattews (1900-1977) reported to the New York Times from the field in Ethiopia, Spain, and Cuba. Often accused by conservatives of having a "leftist slant," nonetheless his stature as a journalist was significant. (Quercus notes that early on many others were also fooled by Fidel.) This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Plum-colored cloth binding with gilt titles. Clean text; 276 pages, indexed. Illustrated with photographs; maps of Spain as decorative endpapers. Almost imperceptable bumps, else Fine. The dustjacket shows some edgewear, with creasing and chipping at the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001948
- Title
- Half of Spain Died. A Reappraisal of the Spanish Civil War
- Author
- Mattews, Herbert L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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