Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. hardcover. Fergusson, Bernard : The Watery Maze: The Story of Combined Operations. New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First American edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's forest green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Front endpapers: B&w&red map: Combined Operations - France, North Africa, the Mediterranean. Rear endpapers: B&w&red map: Operation Neptune/France 1944. 445 numbered pp, plus seven blank to end; an additional six sheets/12 pp of b&w photos are scattered, unpaginated, through text. Author's foreword, 17 chaps, appendices (list of code names/objectives; abbrev; bibliography), index. Many b&w maps scattered throughout. Condition notes: a very nice copy of the first American edition. Binding tight and square, spine ends rolled, a bit of soiling/spotting (not foxing) to textblock edges; interior tanned but clean/unmarked. Unclipped DJ slightly tattered with numerous small chips and tears, esp at folds. To be fair, this is the story of ALLIED combined operations in WWII - the title staking a too-bold claim. Still, a valuable study by a veteran of the operations. We personally inspect every book we offer.

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Bookseller: Furrowed Brow Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 230302008
Title: The Watery Maze: The Story of Combined Operations
Author: Fergusson, Bernard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Date Published: 1961
Weight: 2.06 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Military History;

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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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....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...