The World at Arms: The Reader's Digest Illustrated History of World War II
by WRIGHT, Michael (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Reader's Digest, 1989. Hardcover. 4to. Black leatherette with gilt and red lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 479pp. Extensive illustrations (some color),maps, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this hefty, well-illustrated overview.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38841
- Title
- The World at Arms: The Reader's Digest Illustrated History of World War II
- Author
- WRIGHT, Michael (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Reader's Digest
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Military History;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Jacket
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