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War Brides of World War II
by Shukert, Elfrieda Berthiaume and Barbara Smigh Scibetta
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 089141309X
- ISBN 13
- 9780891413097
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
California: Presidio Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed and inscribed by the authors on the front free-endpaper in the year of publication, "May 1, 1988 For Marianne & Copley, Thanks for your enhusiasm about the book & celebrating its "birth" with us. Best Wishes, Ellie & Barbara." Black hardcover with silver spine titles, 1st edition in dustjacket. A very good copy - clean and tight as if unread. Pages are age toned but not brittle. Speckling to the top edge of the text block. Unclipped jacket with sun fading to the spine panel, minor soil and ruffling to the panel edges and a narrow crease at the bottom of the front flap. 302 pp., indexed, notes, and some black and white photos. Blurps on the rear panel form Lois Battle and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Nicely presented and uniquely signed.
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- Bookseller
- Tangible Tales
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2043
- Title
- War Brides of World War II
- Author
- Shukert, Elfrieda Berthiaume and Barbara Smigh Scibetta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 089141309X
- ISBN 13
- 9780891413097
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Place of Publication
- California
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- World War II Two 2 War Brides history united states emigration immigraion wives women signed autographed first editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY / Military / World War II; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century; History;
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