The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
by Brian Garfield
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385051980
- ISBN 13
- 9780385051989
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1969. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Doubleday and Company; Garden City, 1969. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. A Very Good, light brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of rubbing to board and spine edges, deckle fore-edge, bit of age toning to pages, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, small soiled speck bottom text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, bit of sunning to panel/flap margins and spine, faint soiled spot bottom rear panel, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 351pp., epilogue, notes, acknowledgements, bibliographical remarks, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036619
- Title
- The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
- Author
- Brian Garfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385051980
- ISBN 13
- 9780385051989
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 25 oz
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Half Title
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- Text Block
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- Reprint
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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