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Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia
by Leary, William M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
University of Alabama Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine red cloth hardcover shows foxing at page edges and some other very light trace wear, else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket that shows some mild shelf wear. 281 pages with index and black & whites. Remains a pleasing copy of this "..important and penetrating account that unites airline history, intelligence activities, the Cold War as seen from its trenches, and an analysis of air power in both commercial and military senses, this book records the forgotten side of both war and diplomacy.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31503
- Title
- Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia
- Author
- Leary, William M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books; Used Books ;
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Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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