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The Oranges are Sweet - Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron: November 1942 to August 1944
by Sailer, Paul M
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Loden Books, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Sailer, Paul M. : The Oranges are Sweet - Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron: November 1942 to August 1944. Wadena (MN) : Loden Books, 2011. First/first. Signed by author on title page. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Matte color dj, Ron Finger illus "Summer Fury" to front. Endpapers feature color political map of Europe in 1932 (front) and USA in 1944. XX pp prelim material, 460 numbered pp. Photo use acknowledgments, list of maps/figures, foreword, intro, afterword, notes, appendices, abbrev., glossary, bibliography, index. Condition notes: lovely clean copy, light wear to dj, minor rubbing, remnant price sticker. Boards and edges clean and bright, pages unmarked but for author signature. Clearly a labor of love, the story is heavily illustrated in b&w and color, and the production quality of the volume is high. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220618005
- Title
- The Oranges are Sweet - Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron: November 1942 to August 1944
- Author
- Sailer, Paul M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Loden Books
- Date Published
- 2011
- Weight
- 2.38 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Minnesota!; History;
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Furrowed Brow Books was established in 2020. The bookstore's owner, Paul Purman, grew up in an old farmhouse full of books. Paul had been providing online booksales since 2008 through several popular online sales venues. In 2021 Paul was accepted as a member of the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and graduated from the annual Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS-Minnesota).
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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