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The Fall of Japan
by Craig, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Dial Press, New York, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 750 g.; (7), VIII-XIV, (2), 368 pages, list of photographs, acknowledgements, notes and sources, selected bibliography and indexes. Map illustrated endpapers, showing the major battles, of the Pacific region, at the end of WWII. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages each, of black-and-white photography/maps. Red coloured cloth covered boards with black titles to the backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and book corners and rubbing to the lower edges. Minor fading to the backstrip and rubbing to the book corners. Browning, marks, stains and faint foxing to the text block edges. The front textblock edge is untrimmed. Previous owners ex libris plate is affixed to the verso of the free front end paper. Previous owners name to the top right-hand corner of the half title page, the ink has run slightly. The book has been over open between pages 110 and 111 and the underlying webbing is visible. Light browning to the internal text. A history of the fall of Japan at the end of World War II. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; History -- Japan; Military History -- World War II; Inventory No: 0111274. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111274
- Title
- The Fall of Japan
- Author
- Craig, William
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Military History -- World War II, Fall of Japan, America Military & Warfare; History -- Japan; Military History -- World War II; Photographic Unbranded Craig, William The Fall of Japan
- Bookseller catalogs
- History -- Japan; Military History -- World War II;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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