The Dirty Dozen
by E. M. Nathanson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur Barker, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A first UK edition of this work of military fiction by E. M. Nathanson. An uncommon first UK edition of the work. First published in the USA by Random House in 1965. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work of military fiction was written by American author E. M. Nathanson, otherwise known as Erwin Nathanson. This work tells the story of 12 criminals who are sent on a suicide mission just before D- Day. This story was later adapted into a film directed by Robert Aldrich in 1967 under the same title. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with very minimal bumping only. Slight offsetting to the front and rear end papers. The wrap is generally smart with handling marks, minor chipping and creasing heavier to the top of the wrap. Tape repair to the reverse. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Minor spotting to the fore edge. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 873Z3
- Title
- The Dirty Dozen
- Author
- E. M. Nathanson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Dirty Dozen First Edition E. M. Nathanson First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...