West Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe Sanh
by John Corbett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0891417850
- ISBN 13
- 9780891417859
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Presidio Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. From the flap: "Corbett relates these experiences through the eyes of an eighteen year old but with the mind and maturity of a man now in his fifties. His story of life, death, and growing up on the front lines at Khe Sanh speaks for all of the Marines caught up in the epic siege of the Vietnam War." First printing, full number line. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!
Synopsis
John Corbett returned home to Nyack, New York, following his service in Vietnam. He now lives in Key Largo, Florida. West Dickens Avenue is his first book.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2004878
- Title
- West Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe Sanh
- Author
- John Corbett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0891417850
- ISBN 13
- 9780891417859
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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