Savo. The incredible Naval Debacle off Guadalcanal. With a Foreword by Captin S.. Roskill. [First Australian Edition.] FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER
by NEWCOMB Richard F
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Ure Smith, Sydney,, [1963]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges and with small loss at top of front panel. First published in the USA in 1961. Enser, p.195 (recording the first edition).
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34851
- Title
- Savo. The incredible Naval Debacle off Guadalcanal. With a Foreword by Captin S.. Roskill. [First Australian Edition.] FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- NEWCOMB Richard F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ure Smith, Sydney,
- Date Published
- [1963]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, pacific, guadalcanal, savo, astoria, canberra, quincy, vincennes, richard newcomb, stephen roskill
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