CORAL AND BRASS
by Smith, Holland M. and Finch, Percy/Asbill, Mac, Jr. (Introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. 290 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Light rubbing to spine ends. Previous owner's name stamp on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear; mild chipping to corners and spine ends. Two short, closed tears at top edge of rear panel. Illust. w/ a glossy b/w frontispiece drawing of General Holland M. Smith, U.S.M.C. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M4181WWII
- Title
- CORAL AND BRASS
- Author
- Smith, Holland M. and Finch, Percy/Asbill, Mac, Jr. (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY WORLD WAR II 1939 1945 SECOND WORLD WAR WWII U. S. M. C. MARINE CORPS PACIFIC OCEAN WARFARE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY EUROPE ASIA NONFICTION GENERAL AUTHORS SMITH HOLLAND M. MCTYEIRE "HOWLIN' MAD" 1882 196
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - WWII;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....