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A MARINE TELLS IT TO YOU - Col. Frederic Wise - 1929 - China, WWI, Dominican
by As Told by Colonel Frederic May Wise to Meigs O. Frost
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
J.H. Sears and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. J.H. Sears and Company; New York, 1929. Hardcover. Second Printing. Signed by Frederic May Wise directly on half title page. A Good, orange cloth binding with black lettering on front board and spine, some handling/rub marks to boards, sunned spine, small tear top spine edge buckram, spine edge buckram a bit frayed, top text block edge stained black, deckle fore-edge, text block edges a bit pulpy, few uncut pages, age toning to pages, some rubbing to board and spine edges, discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, pencil word on front free endpaper, publisher info on title page crossed out and ink stamp from The Wise Sales Company added to bottom title page, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 366pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036876
- Title
- A MARINE TELLS IT TO YOU - Col. Frederic Wise - 1929 - China, WWI, Dominican
- Author
- As Told by Colonel Frederic May Wise to Meigs O. Frost
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.H. Sears and Company
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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