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The Story of the U.S. Marines (Landmark Books, Number 14).
by Hunt, George P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; a Good+ book, w
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Random House, 1951.. 3rd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; a Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket... 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Illustrations on endpapers are specific to this book (Philadelphia scene, timeline of Marines). Description: Illustrated by Charles J Mazoujian (who illustrated another in the Landmark series -- The Barbary Pirates).. This is Number 14 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. This copy includes a laid in insert from the publisher (this insert was a feature of the Young Readers of America editions). The insert is a letter from the author addressed to Young Readers, with a facsimile of author's signature in ink (looks real).
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067059
- Title
- The Story of the U.S. Marines (Landmark Books, Number 14).
- Author
- Hunt, George P
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; a Good+ book, w
- Edition
- 3rd Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1951.
- Pages
- 182 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.5 inches tall)
Terms of Sale
The Bookworm
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About the Seller
The Bookworm
Biblio member since 2003
Oroville, California
About The Bookworm
We are a small town bookstore, in the same location for over fifteen years. We strive to maintain a wide selection of books in lower price ranges.
Glossary
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- Device
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- Facsimile
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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