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The Winds of War
by Herman Wouk
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316955000
- ISBN 13
- 9780316955003
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1971 Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1971. Hardcover. Book Club Edition.Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO address labels on endpapers. Book Condition: Good +; bumped head and tail; light wear to head, tail, and tips; slight dust soiling to textblock top. DJ: Good; chipping and missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; rubbing to panels; several closed tears. Red grained boards and spine with bright gilt and red lettering on spine; Wouk gilt signature on front board. 888 pp 8vo. A sweeping epic of World War II that encompasses the world conflict from the ominous rumblings of Hitler's Germany in 1939 to the end of 1941 and America's plunge into the war. Vivid portraits of famous leaders and a combination of characters from across the conflicted nations. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
Follows the various members of the Henry family as they become involved in the events preceeding America's involvement in World War II.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008402
- Title
- The Winds of War
- Author
- Herman Wouk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316955000
- ISBN 13
- 9780316955003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, World War II in the Pacific, World War II in Europe, Nazi Germany, Great Britain, Novel, World War II Novel, Herman Wouk, The Winds of War, Historical Fiction,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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