ADMIRAL ARLEIGH (31-KNOT) BURKE: The Story of a Fighting Sailor
by Jones, Ken and Kelley, Hubert, Jr./McElroy, Neil (Foreword)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books/A Division of Chilton Company (1962) 204 pp. Original red cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped. Light scattered foxing. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Few, short tears to top edge of front panel and spine. Small price label on front flap. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6828
- Title
- ADMIRAL ARLEIGH (31-KNOT) BURKE: The Story of a Fighting Sailor
- Author
- Jones, Ken and Kelley, Hubert, Jr./McElroy, Neil (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chilton Books/A Division of Chilton Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY BURKE ARLEIGH ALBERT 1901 1996 ADMIRALS U. S. NAVY NAVAL HISTORY NAUTICAL MARITIME MILITARY HISTORY WORLD WAR II 1939 1945 SECOND WORLD WAR WWII KOREAN WAR 1950 1953 CHIEF NAVAL OPERATIONS EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION MIDDLE EAST CRISIS POLARIS PRO
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Military - WWII; Military - Korean War;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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