With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Sledge, E. B

Presidio Publishing, 1981. 1. Hardcover. Good. ** 1990 Printing of the Trade Edition (not the later Book Club Edition) **; Good++ in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just minor shelfwear and edgewear, and has not been price-clipped, but does have a crease inside the front jacket flap (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light overall wear to the boards with slightly "bumped" edge-corners; Textblock edges are unblemished except for very light foxing to the top and right textblock edges; Name on the front endpaper, otherwise endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.5 lbs; Tan dust jacket with illustration of soldier standing over fallen soldier, and title in white lettering; 1981, Presidio Publishing; 326 pages; "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa," by E. B. Sledge.

Presidio, 1981., 1981. 326p. photos. Maps. Jacket priced. Ex.lib. In mylar. Good/Fair Copy. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Book.

Novato: Presidio. very nice copy of the second edition; one of the greatest Marine memoirs of WWII; second edition; price of $24.95 on dust jacket; . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1990.

Novato: Presidio. nice copy of the first edition; name of previous owner on endpaper; one of the greatest Marine memoirs of WWII; first edition; price of $15.95 on dust jacket; . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1990.

Presidio, 1981., 1981. 1st ed. 326p. photos. Maps. Jacket priced. In mylar. Review copy with large rubber stamp to that effect on the fly leaf. Near Fine/Near Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Novato, California: Presidio Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First edition of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene B. Sledge.. Octavo, xvi, 326pp. Brown hardcover, title stamped in gilt. First edition, with no additional printings on copyright page. Clean text throughout, even toning, a near fine example. In publisher's very good, first state dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, ISBN number on rear flap, sunning to spine, short closed tears along top edge, a very good example. This memoir by E.B. Sledge, which recounts his time as a marine during World War II in the South Pacific, is considered one of the finest war memoirs ever written by a soldier. It began as notes that Sledge kept in his bible during the battles and which he sporadically wrote down after returning to the United States. This work, which went largely unnoticed when it was first published in 1981, has become an important first-person narrative of the Pacific… Read More

Presidio, 1981. ISBN NUMBER APPEARS ON INSIDE BACK FLAP OF DUST JACKET. . First American Edition. Hardback. Fine New Condition/Fine New Dust Jacket.

Novato, California: Presidio Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First edition of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, inscribed by E.B. Sledge to a fellow soldier at Okinawa and by his commanding officer, Sergeant Romus "R.V." Burgin.. Octavo, xvi, 326pp. Brown hardcover, title stamped in gilt. First edition, with no additional printings on copyright page. Clean text throughout, faint wear a tips of spine, largely unread. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, ISBN number on rear flap, shallow chipping along top edge, faint sunning to spine, bright illustrations. Housed in custom black cloth clamshell, title in gilt on red morocco label on spine. This copy is signed by Sergeant Romus R.V. Burgin above the inscription by Sledge. The inscription by Sledge reads: "To Jim Kronaizl, Best wishes to an old K-3-5 mortar section buddy & a helluva fine Marine. I'm grateful to have fought alongside you - & even more… Read More