WINGS OF THE WIND.
by Stainforth, P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1952* Publisher: The Falcon Press.* Binding and cover condition: Maroon rexine cloth with gilt title to spine and bands to head and tail, (possibly a rebind, no publisher indicated to spine. End papers brighter than the text block.) No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear. VG* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and tight with very light reading wear. Dated birthday gift inscription to ffep, no annotations to text, slight fox marks to all edges and to page margins. VG* Illustrations: B/w photo reproduction of a painting by the author and ten line drawn maps within text.* Pages: 256 pp. text. vii pp. index at rear.* Description: This is the story of a small unit of 1st Parachute Brigade during 2 years of action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and finally Arnhem. Written by a young Troop Leader who served in all the most important actions and was finally wounded in some of the toughest fighting of WWII. A reproduction of ?Flak and Silk? painted by the author is the frontispiece. * A VG copy with some faults but no dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4771
- Title
- WINGS OF THE WIND.
- Author
- Stainforth, P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus?
- Publisher
- The Falcon Press
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 256
- Date Published
- 1952-01-01
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- Tight
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- FFEP
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- Bumps
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- Cloth
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