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The Ninety and Nine
by Brinkley, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Peter Davies, 1967. Novel of an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) engaged in the Italian landings, consigned with a tricky cargo: 54 Army nurses. INSCRIBED by the author, 'To William Jewell College' (the President of the college was a friend) & signed on the free endsheet. First British edition (first printing), published in America the previous year. Lavender-grey hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear to book, minor bumping to corners; jacket lightly rubbed with minor edgewear. Text clean; [10], 393 pages.. Inscribed by the Author. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p1230
- Title
- The Ninety and Nine
- Author
- Brinkley, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Fiction, World War Two, WW2, Ships, Anzio
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...