An Operational Necessity

First edition UK paperback, 1970 Fontana Books. The book is in very good condition with creasing to the spine.

TAN Books , 2012. Wraps have only light wear, spine is unbent. Pages are clean with no markings in text. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harvill Press, 1999-09-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 1.4000 in x 9.1000 in x 5.9000 in. Ex-Library. Paperback.

New York NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. Previous owner's name; 477 pages .

Collins, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. First Edition. 411 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends.… Read more about this item

Collins, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. First Edition. 411 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Pages are lightly tanned, but text is bright and clear. Binding is firm. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal denting to edges. Spine has some peeling of material, but lettering is legible.

Fontana - Collins, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. First Edition Thus. 444 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… Read more about this item

New York: Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book club. Very good in an about good dustwrapper. Clean text, mild discoloring of text edges, clean cloth covers are faded and gold stamped on spine dustwrapper is heavily chipped and worn with mild yellowing on back. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1967. 1967, (NAP) no additional printings indicates publisher's first edition at that time. Book Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth wrapped boards with bright gilt design and author's name stamped on front cover, Gilt letters on spine are a bit faded. Corners and edges sharp. Gold endsheets and 477 clean, bright tightly bound… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Wartime murder set in the South Atlantic during World War II; 477pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fontana, 1974-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Wear and marks to cover. Pages tanned. Reading copy. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

New York, 1967. Book of the Month Club. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book is clean. Pages have no markings. Jacket is slightly torn in a few places. Previous owner's nameplate on the inside cover.

GB: Collins, 1968. Small closed tear to front cover at top edge of DW.. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG+/VG- DW.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 1967. Hardcover . Used - Good. No dust jacket. Moderate wear. May have minor sticker residue or marks or writing. Our service is second to no other seller because we use easy to remove inventory tags and try to ship every day so your book arrives quicker! As a small independent book store… Read more about this item

New York: Putnam, 1967. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 477pp.

UsedAcceptable. Cover has markings/soiled, ex-Library copy, Reading copy, covers have some wear/tear, cover hinges/binding have some splitting/cracking. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.