The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjold by Arthur L. Gavshon - 1962

New York: Walker and Company, 1962. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good/Good. 243 pages. X-LIBRARY Black colored cloth binding with silver text on spine. Binding shows minor scuffing to back and shelf wear to head and tail of spine. The spine has the call number written in white. The pictorial dust jacket is encased in a mylar cover. The dj itself shows some scuffing, chips on corners and head and tail of spine; also, the call number is written in white on the spine. There is a one inch tear on the back near the upper spine. In the right corner is a rectangular piece of white paper glued to the mylar and on the spine there is the call number on a white label that has been taped over. The flaps of the spine have been taped to the front and back paste down and there is tape residue on the ffep. On the back fep is the card pocket residue and Date Due paper. The back paste down has a library stamp on it. Other defects on the text pages include tape staining… Read More

New York: Walker and Company, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Walker and Company, 1962. First Edition . Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Very light soiling. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No previous owner names, writing or bookplates. 243 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped (4.50 on front inside flap), has very shallow chipping at top spine edge (1/4"), very light rubbing, one very short closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Explores the many puzzling circumstances attending the flight and crash of a DC-6B on September 17, 1961, with U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold aboard. Hammarskjold was on a mission of peace for the Congo when the plane carrying him and 16 other people crashed in Rhodesia. Rumors persist that Hammarskjold's body was found with a bullet… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.