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Paper Hero
by Leon Hale
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0940672367
- ISBN 13
- 9780940672369
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
NZ$59.22NZ$41.45
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About This Item
Fredericksburg, TX: Shearer Publishing, 1986 Shearer Publishing, Fredericksburg, TX. 1986. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the first blank verso. Book Condition; Near Fine; scant shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($14.95); slight superficial scratches on panels. Off-white cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 235 pp 8vo. This is the author's history of his youth, from birth in the small town of Stephenville through a series of homes in various parts of west Texas, and finally his college days at Texas Tech and combat duty in World War II. His prose in smooth, his memory sharp, and the pages are full of humor and feeling for himself and others. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014374
- Title
- Paper Hero
- Author
- Leon Hale
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0940672367
- ISBN 13
- 9780940672369
- Publisher
- Shearer Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Fredericksburg, TX
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- autobiography, Leon Hale, World War II, Texas Tech, author, newspaper writer, Houston Post, Houston Chronicle, Madisonville Texas, Texas Institute of Letters, Journalist,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
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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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
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