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THE TIGERS ARE BURNING; Martin Caidin
by Caidin, Martin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hawthorne Books, Inc, 1974. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo, khakki green cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped), illustrated with 12 pages of glossy B&W photos and 2 maps, 243 pages. The battle of Kursk (5 July 1943ff.), which involved Hitler's panzers and combined forces against Russian men and weaponry was "the greatest single land-and-air combat engagement in military history"--jacket. Martin Caidin (1927 - 1997) was an American author and expert on aviation. Caidin began writing fiction in 1957. Proflific, he wrote more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, and more than 1,000 magazine articles. He is known for his work on The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Condition: Near Fine overall: tight, clean copy with a VG dust jacket (unclipped) with some wear at its edges, the top and bottom of its spine, and a "V" upper right corner.
Reviews
On Nov 6 2004, H. M. Smith (used books) said:
The incredible story of the greatest land-air battle of World War II!
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Details
- Seller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5266
- Title
- THE TIGERS ARE BURNING; Martin Caidin
- Author
- Caidin, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hawthorne Books, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- War, Panzers, armor, tigers, tanks, aircraft, infantry, Russia, illustrated, photos
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
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