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A BOY'S WAR
by Davis, Paxton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0895870797
- ISBN 13
- 9780895870797
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair, Publisher, (1990).. (1990).. Very good. - Octavo, green cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the extremities with the head of its spine & the top of its folds lightly chipped & with a small stain to the left side of its front panel. Half-title, title, [3] leaves & 269 pages plus colophon. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. <p>First edition.<p>Paxton Davis's follow-up to his memoir of a North Carolina childhood, "Being a Boy". "A Boy's War" recounts his experiences at the Virginia Military Institute, his training as a medic and his service in World War II when his final destination was Burma.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27629
- Title
- A BOY'S WAR
- Author
- Davis, Paxton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0895870797
- ISBN 13
- 9780895870797
- Publisher
- Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair, Publisher, (1990).
- Place of Publication
- Winston-salem, Nc, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- (1990).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; MEMOIR; WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR; MEDIC; A BOY'S WAR; PAXTON DAVIS; VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE; BURMA; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Spine
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