The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History (Volumes I & II)
by Tucker, Gilbert Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Ottawa: King's Printer, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Volume I: Origins and Early Years. 8vo, xii, 436pp, b&w ills, maps. Volume II: Activities on Shore During the Second World War. 8vo, xiii, 579pp, b&w ills, maps. Blue buckram, gilt titles at spines. With dust jackets, titles in red on blue dj fronts; no titles at spines. Dust jackets rubbed, marked, chipped spine ends.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18691
- Title
- The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History (Volumes I & II)
- Author
- Tucker, Gilbert Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- King's Printer
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY;
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Garrison, New York
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