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Paratrooper: The Life of Gen. James M. Gavin
by T. Michael Booth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671732269
- ISBN 13
- 9780671732264
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 1994. First edition (1994.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 494 pages. Signed on the logo page, "Best Wishes, T. Michael Booth." The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Previous owners bookplate on the front free end paper. Interior is clean and tight. Black mark on the bottom of page block. Illustrated Black & White photos. Pictures available upon request. "The first comprehensive biography of James M. Gavin profiles the heroic general who led the famous 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and who later worked at the Pentagon and served as ambassador to France under President Kennedy...he died in 1990 and was the youngest U.S. general since Custer...Gavin idolized women ("they are my solace"), resulting in two marriages and many affairs--the most famous with Marlene Dietrich." Brown-Cream spine/Red-Black text. #033526. Signed. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Biography / Military General.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jero Books and Templet Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033526
- Title
- Paratrooper: The Life of Gen. James M. Gavin
- Author
- T. Michael Booth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671732269
- ISBN 13
- 9780671732264
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Simon & Schuster T. Michael Booth Paratrooper: The Life of Gen James M Gavin
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Jero Books and Templet Co.
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