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Tarawa: The Story of a Battle
by Sherrod, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Templeton, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, third printing. Oxblood colored paper boards...the title of the jacket has ghosted onto the front cover. Minor bumps and pushings here and there. Otherwise, the boards are square, the spine is tight and the tips pointed. Map endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate and signature on front free endpaper. Roster of casualties in the back. Dust jacket is colorful, unclipped but has minor chipping, frey and loss at most edges and top and bottom of spine. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002021
- Title
- Tarawa: The Story of a Battle
- Author
- Sherrod, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan & Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WWII Military War Battles Marines
Terms of Sale
Winding Road 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
Winding Road Books
Biblio member since 2019
Templeton, California
About Winding Road Books
Specialize in Psychology, First Editions, Speculative Fiction
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
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