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From the Jaws of Victory
by Charles Fair
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 9X6X1.5. Paul Bacon (jacket design). BOOK CLUB EDITION. From the dustjacket: "A history of the character, causes and consequences of military stupidity, from Crassus to Johnson and Westmoreland." Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth. Cover is plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Deckled foredge. End papers are red. Contains notes and bibliography. Indexed. 435 pp. Dust jacket has colorful illustration with blue, black, and red lettering.<br><br>CONDITION: This copy is in overall near fine condition with no marking on the pages, and only light wear on the dust jacket. Spine is slightly cocked. Pages are crisp and clean. A nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Seller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 066616
- Title
- From the Jaws of Victory
- Author
- Charles Fair
- Illustrator
- Paul Bacon (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 9X6X1.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- military, Crassus, Bismark, Kaiser, warfare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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