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Backs To The Wall: The Heroic Story Of The People Of London During World War II.
by Mosley, Leonard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394460804
- ISBN 13
- 9780394460802
- Seller
-
LOrignal, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Random House, New York., 1971. First American Edition (Stated).. Hardcover.. Fine/Fine. 9 1/2 H x 6 3/8 W x 1 1/2 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book looks READ ONCE VERY GENTLY. Book Interior FINE / Boards Fine / Dust Jacket Fine. Boards and spine are red cloth, lettering on spine is shiny silver and matte gilt, title is also embossed on front cover in matte gilt with the letters in LONDON having stylish pointed details and little rearing lions in each. Spine is straight, square, solid. Dust jacket is white/black, lettering red/brown/black, full size black/white photo on front wrapping onto spine and 1/2 of back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has no rips, no stains, no holes, white is bright, spine title and author’s name is slightly sunned, dj has one tiny crease at the top of each flap fold, black part of back cover if tilted in bright light shows small marks from rubbing adjacent book on shelf, almost no edge wear. Book boards and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one slightly bumped corner tip, no spine creases, no sunning, a tiny bit of edge wear on bottom board edges. Page edges are black on top with a slight small mark from something gently touching it, side edges are slightly sunned and have a small black mark less than 1/8 inch. Front end papers are blue/white/red map of London 1939-1945, and back end papers are Channel Map in same colours. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. A few pages have the corner tip gently bumped. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. Several sections of Black/white photo plates. Maps. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Epilogue. Where Are They Now? Bibliography. Index. Copyright 1971 First Edition.
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- Bookseller
- WILLOWBAY BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B1985WWII-BksToWall
- Title
- Backs To The Wall: The Heroic Story Of The People Of London During World War II.
- Author
- Mosley, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition (Stated).
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394460804
- ISBN 13
- 9780394460802
- Publisher
- Random House, New York.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 430 Pages.
- Size
- 9 1/2 H x 6 3/8 W x 1 1/2 inch.
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War II;
Terms of Sale
WILLOWBAY BOOKS
THERE IS NO COVID-19 IN MY STORE AND MY SALES ARE ONLINE ONLY. IMPORTANT NOTE RE POSTAGE: I love books and most of my books are NEW or LIKE NEW. I'm very careful in describing my books accurately and I've done so to the best of my ability using the IOBA Book Condition guidelines. All items are from a smoke-free, clean, dry environment. My books are from a large private collection, very well taken care of and rarely handled. All descriptions and photos are of the actual books I'm selling. I'm happy to answer any questions regarding my books, just ask. IMPORTANT RE POSTAGE: I'm in Canada so books to the USA/Other Countries are International shipments and may be delayed by CUSTOMS and/or HOMELAND SECURITY. I'm using the Biblio standard postage matrix, which gives average postage fees, therefore sometimes for an OVERSIZE or LARGE heavy book or expensive book, the postage may be too low and may require extra charges. If I know this in advance, I will notify the buyer before the order is processed.
This is not a huge book warehouse, it is a small one-owner store run by a true book lover. POSSIBLE DELAYS: I'm elderly and disabled and while this usually does not cause a delay in order processing, it sometimes may cause a small delay for me to get to the post office. Thanks for your understanding. I will always email you with the date your package was shipped, and shipping method used.
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LOrignal, Ontario
About WILLOWBAY BOOKS
THERE IS NO COVID-19 IN MY STORE AND MY SALES ARE ONLINE ONLY, AND NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANY GERMS.
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