The Twilight Struggle Tales of the Cold War
by Attwood, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060390689
- ISBN 13
- 9780060390686
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060390689 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a trace of sticker front panel of DJ. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 433 pages; "Like George Seldes in Witness to a Century, Attwood, former editor of Look and publisher of Newsday , has written a fascinating anecdotal memoir of the Cold War. Blending a history of events from 1946 to the present with his involvement in those events, both as journalist and ambassador to Guinea and Kenya, Attwood offers major insights into the character of the political leaders who shaped the history of this period. Like Seldes, Attwood traveled worldwide, witnessed many changes firsthand, and interviewed world leaders." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21041
- Title
- The Twilight Struggle Tales of the Cold War
- Author
- Attwood, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060390689
- ISBN 13
- 9780060390686
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- 0060390689, Cold war, ambassador, Journalism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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