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Journey of the giants [Illustrated]

Name: Journey of the giants [Illustrated]
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Author: Gene Gurney

by Gene Gurney

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New York: Coward-McCann, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. A near fine first edition in a very good original, unclipped dust jacket. [Zempel & Verkler], Blue cloth boards. Dust stains to top edge, otherwise fine. Map endpapers, deckled fore edge. Dust jacket shows 0561 on front flap. Shelfwear on top edge and foot of jacket, minor loss to crown of jacket and 2 & 1/2" tear on back of jacket. Jacket now protected in clear archival cover. 280 pp., illustrations. Octavo. Story of the B-29 "Superfort"--The weapon that won the war in the war in the Pacific. -- Jacket

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Bookseller: Uncommon Works (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1343
Title: Journey of the giants [Illustrated]
Author: Gene Gurney
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: Planes, aircraft, bomber, world war II, USAF, air force
Bookseller catalogs: Military History;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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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...
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