PublicAffairs, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing per number line. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly bumped, overall light shelf wear. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Side edges of text block slightly smudged as if by fingerprints. A hefty 850 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear and a 1'' split and small chip at fold on front top. Not price clipped; there is no price. * From the Author's Note, ""What follows is true. All the events described here actually happened.""

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Bookseller: Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: M000952
Title: The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story
Author: Laurence, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 1891620312
ISBN 13: 9781891620317
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2002
Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam War - 1961 to 1975 - American Personal narratives, John Laurence, Television journalist - United States - Biography
Bookseller catalogs: History of the Vietnam War 1961-1975;

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About Elk Creek Heritage Books

Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.

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