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A Hell of a War
by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312088078
- ISBN 13
- 9780312088071
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€13.98€9.79
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1993 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1993. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name inked out on FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($22.95); light head and tail bumping; light rubbing to panels. Blue boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine. 278 pp 8vo. This book is and autobiography of the actor's WWII days. Unlike many Hollywood stars, he stood in the line of fire and saw combat action with the US Navy in the North Atlantic and European Theater for almost four years. Meetings with FDR, Patton, King George VI, Marshal Tito and the Mountbattens fill in his non-battle time. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006500
- Title
- A Hell of a War
- Author
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312088078
- ISBN 13
- 9780312088071
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, World War II in Europe, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Hollywood, movie actor, military service, United States Navy, autobiography,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.