THE RISING SUN: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936 - 1945. (signed)
by Toland, John
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- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1970. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 1st edition, 1970. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., xxxv, 954 pp., illustrated with map end papers, b&w photographs, and maps. Bound in burgundy and gold cloth in orange and brown dust jacket. Flat SIGNED by Toland on half title page. Some wear to jacket with rubbing at edges, creasing along front flap, priced at $12.95. Text edges spotted. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. John Willard Toland (June 29, 1912 - January 4, 2004) was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun.
Synopsis
John Toland was one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His many books include The Last 100 Days; Ships in the Sky; Battle: The Story of the Bulge; But Not in Shame; Adolf Hitler; and No Man’s Land . Originally from Wisconsin, he lived in Connecticut for many years with his wife.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31756
- Title
- THE RISING SUN: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936 - 1945. (signed)
- Author
- Toland, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- WWII
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