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Deadline; A Memoir
by James Reston
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394585585
- ISBN 13
- 9780394585581
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1991 Random House, New York. 1991. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number (with Random house a first edition is also a first printing). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($25.00); light edge bumps; scuff to center of spine. Gray boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 525pp 8vo. This is the author's memoir as he looks back at 50 years in America, in journalism, and in his life. From 1940 with The New York Times, to his Pulitzer prize, executive editor, celebrated columnist, he has been at the center of the as the great news stories of our time were reported. From FDR to Reagan and Bush, he has known and written about them all giving his singular perspective on the American experience. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009725
- Title
- Deadline; A Memoir
- Author
- James Reston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394585585
- ISBN 13
- 9780394585581
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- James REston, Scotty Reston, The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize, Scotland, American presidents, newspaper reporting, journalism, American history, Korean War, World War II, Vietnam,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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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