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ONCE A MARINE The Memoirs of General A. A. Vandegrift, U.S.M.C
by Robert B. Asprey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
This book is in excellent condition. Clean and tight. The dust jacket is only fair with some chipping at the edges and a one-inch piece missing at the top of the spine. There are 338 pages. Contains a section of glossy B & W pictures and illustrated end pages. A RARE book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Masons' Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3519
- Title
- ONCE A MARINE The Memoirs of General A. A. Vandegrift, U.S.M.C
- Author
- Robert B. Asprey
- Illustrator
- B & W Plates and illustrated end pages
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 338
- Size
- 8.5" X 6"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Guadalcanal, Marines, Nautical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Marine;
Terms of Sale
Masons' Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Masons' Books
Biblio member since 2017
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
About Masons' Books
We specialize in vintage young adult and children's literature. Also nautical, biography and historical books that are part of American and Canadian history. We are located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and have been in the book business for the past 30 years. The books come from a smoke-free environment and are "as described." We make every effort to describe our books accurately. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase we offer a complete refund. Some of our books are priced higher than those of other book dealers. That is because most of the books we sell are in better condition than our competitors. We also try to keep our shipping at a reasonable price. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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