Tarawa: The Story of a Battle
by Sherrod, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Templeton, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, third printing. Oxblood colored paper boards...the title of the jacket has ghosted onto the front cover. Minor bumps and pushings here and there. Otherwise, the boards are square, the spine is tight and the tips pointed. Map endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate and signature on front free endpaper. Roster of casualties in the back. Dust jacket is colorful, unclipped but has minor chipping, frey and loss at most edges and top and bottom of spine. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. .
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- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002021
- Title
- Tarawa: The Story of a Battle
- Author
- Sherrod, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan & Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WWII Military War Battles Marines
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Winding Road Books
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Templeton, California
About Winding Road Books
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- Chipping
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....