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Faces of Victory; Pacific: The Fall of the Rising Sun
by [Ford, Gerald]; [Westmoreland, William]; [Nimitz, Chester W.]
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
Kansas City: Addax Publishing Group, 1995. Deluxe Limited Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The Faces of Victory, The Fall of the Rising Sun, a limited edition signed by former President Gerald R. Ford, General William Westmoreland and Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Jr.. Large octavo, 239pp. Brown leather, gilt foil title on spine, cover with gilt foil illustrations. Color illustrations throughout. A few points of rubbing to tips of spine, wear along front hinge, trace of shelf wear. Limited edition of 500 signed copies, this being number 223. Signed on heavy tissue paper by President Gerald Ford, General William Westmoreland and Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz Jr., opposite title page. A unique historical piece, produced by the VFW. Highly desirable collection of world figures.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14454
- Title
- Faces of Victory; Pacific: The Fall of the Rising Sun
- Author
- [Ford, Gerald]; [Westmoreland, William]; [Nimitz, Chester W.]
- Illustrator
- The Faces of Victory, The Fall of the Rising Sun, a limited edition signed by former President Gerald R. Ford, General William W
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Humor and the Presidency Gerald Ford, A Time To Heal Gerald Ford, Selected Speeches Gerald Ford, Portrait of the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, The Times of My Life Betty Ford, signed book Chester Nimitz, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, The Admirals: Nimi
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