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Letters from the Pacific 1943 - 1946
by Curley, Walter J. P. Jr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Self- Published / Privately Published, 1959. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?), VG+ condition. SIGNED full name & inscribed (To Hxxxx, These 'skirmishes'- those many years ago. With all best wishes"") by author, dated April, 1960 on front free endpaper. 85 pages + large (approx. 40 pages) b/w photo section- taken in the Pacific, many photos appear to be personally taken. 10"" x 7"". Brown cloth binding, tight & clean w/ slight spine lean; trace of rubbing & soil. Gold author facsimile author signature on front & all spine lettering bright & intact. NO bumps or fray. Text is tight & unmarked. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome. well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173
- Title
- Letters from the Pacific 1943 - 1946
- Author
- Curley, Walter J. P. Jr
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Self- Published / Privately Published
- Date Published
- 1959
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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