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Henry Tull Jackson, 1909-1985: Word War II Letters 1943-1945
by Jackson, Henry Tull; Edited by Virginia Thayer Jackson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
North Carolina: Privately Published, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 399 pages. Hardcover bound in green cloth with titles in gilt. Light wear to the binding; the corners are a little bumped. A sound copy with clean text. Contains several illustrations. Appears to have been published without a title page. Inscribed by Virginia Jackson on the title page, "To Martha Stewart, a very special friend- with love, Virginia Jackson." No copyright date, but 1991 is stamped in gilt on the spine along with the title. Henry Tull Jackson (1909-1985) was born in North Carolina. In WWII he was in North Africa, China, Burma, and India. The bulk of the entries are personal letters to his wife. He died in High Point, North Carolina.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050890
- Title
- Henry Tull Jackson, 1909-1985: Word War II Letters 1943-1945
- Author
- Jackson, Henry Tull; Edited by Virginia Thayer Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Privately Published
- Place of Publication
- North Carolina
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.90 lbs
- Keywords
- 1991; Henry Tull Jackson; Virginia Thayer Jackson; High Point, North Carolina; World War Two; WWII; North Africa, China, Burma, and India.
- Bookseller catalogs
- North Carolina; Asia; World War II;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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