Brassey's Annual The Armed Forces Year-Book 1953
by Thursfield, Rear-Admiral H.G., Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/None
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London and New York: William Clowes & Sons, Limited / The Macmillan Company, 1953. Ex-Military library from H.M.N.Z.S "Philomel " Library. Sixty-fourth year of publication. Cover: navy blue cloth on boards with gilt titles and gilt anchor to front cover; moderate rubbing, light scratches and faint dusting of soiling. Spine: moderately sunned now browned. Small bumping to boards fore corners. Edges: light foxing and dusting of soiling. Eps: mild foxing; name stamp to head ffep. Clean content. B/w illustrations. Fldg maps are clean & intact. Binding is As New. 491p. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. Ex-Military Library.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037431
- Title
- Brassey's Annual The Armed Forces Year-Book 1953
- Author
- Thursfield, Rear-Admiral H.G., Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Clowes & Sons, Limited / The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > General;
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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