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Captured by History: One Man's Vision of Our Tumultuous Century
by John Toland (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312154909
- ISBN 13
- 9780312154905
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1997 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1997. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small strip of sunbleaching on the tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($25.95); small stain on bar code. Black paper over boards with red overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Red endpapers. 415 pp 8vo. This book is not only the summation of a lifetime of groundbreaking works, but the story of a man who became a witness to many of the most catastrophic events of the twentieth century through his historical interviews and writings. Written by one of our last witnesses to the terrible and deracinating conflicts that split the world asunder at mid-century and who succeeded in chronicling those events. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014367
- Title
- Captured by History: One Man's Vision of Our Tumultuous Century
- Author
- John Toland (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312154909
- ISBN 13
- 9780312154905
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, War with Japan, War with Germany, War Correspondent, war writer, interviews, war criminals, German Nazi leaders, German Army leaders, Japanese military leaders, witness to war, book writer, chronicler of World War II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
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- Price Clipped
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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