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A Nation Forged in Fire Canadians and the Second World War 1939-1945 by Granatstein, J. L
- Bookseller: Riverwash Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: MIL0689
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0886192137
- ISBN 13: 9780886192136
- Publisher: Lester & Orpen Dennys
- Place: Toronto
- Date published: 1989
Description
Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 287 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Companion volume to Marching to Armageddon. This book relates the Canadian role in the Second World War. Describes the land, sea and air battles her troops fought, and the changes on the home front. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages .
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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