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Against The Tide: An Argument In Favor Of The American Soldier
by Petersen, Peter B
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0870002708
- ISBN 13
- 9780870002700
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). Includes Bibliographical References, Index And Three Appendices. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering And Logo On The Spine. Gilt Stamped Logo On The Front. No Ownership Information Present And The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Marks. Three Corners With Light Bumping. Light Foxing To The Upper Edges. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear With A Few Tiny Nicks And Tears. The Spine Is Sunned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035320
- Title
- Against The Tide: An Argument In Favor Of The American Soldier
- Author
- Petersen, Peter B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0870002708
- ISBN 13
- 9780870002700
- Publisher
- Arlington House
- Place of Publication
- New Rochelle, New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 287
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Soldiers - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological Aspects; Sociology, Military - United States. Vietnam War, Veterans, Human Services
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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