Iron Coffins
by Werner, Herbert A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0030813220
- ISBN 13
- 9780030813221
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. First Edition, Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A personal account of the German U-boat battles of World War II by a former U-boat commander. Illustrated with b/w photographs, ep maps. Black boards have gilt text on spine only. Tail of spine rolled and scuffed, front and rear panels soiled, book is very slightly cocked. Price clipped DJ has one 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" triangular chip on rear panel and smaller chipping as well. Not ex-lib. or BCE. Bookseller's Inventory # 122560.
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002560
- Title
- Iron Coffins
- Author
- Werner, Herbert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0030813220
- ISBN 13
- 9780030813221
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
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