The Execution of Private Slovik: The Hitherto Secret Story of the Only American Soldier Since 1864 to Be Shot for Desertion
by William Bradford Huie
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company, 1954. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 247 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.50 price present. Red boards stamped in black.
Dust jacket worn along edges with chipping to extremities. A touch faded at spine. Amateur tape repair to jacket verso. Boards lightly edgeworn with a slight lean. Binding is sound. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper removed with overzealous erasure by another previous owner. Pages otherwise unmarked.
Dust jacket worn along edges with chipping to extremities. A touch faded at spine. Amateur tape repair to jacket verso. Boards lightly edgeworn with a slight lean. Binding is sound. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper removed with overzealous erasure by another previous owner. Pages otherwise unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9391
- Title
- The Execution of Private Slovik: The Hitherto Secret Story of the Only American Soldier Since 1864 to Be Shot for Desertion
- Author
- William Bradford Huie
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Edges
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- Chipping
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