ONE SOLDIER'S STORY: A Memoir
by Dole, Bob (1923-2021)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. This is Number 1,029 of 1,550 copies signed by Bob Dole. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from the publisher. The inspiring story of Dole's harrowing experience in World War II, and how he overcame life-threatening injuries long before rising to the top of the U.S. Senate. As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian Alps while trying to pull his radioman to safety during a fire-fight against a fortified German position. Octavo. Full blue leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76522
- Title
- ONE SOLDIER'S STORY: A Memoir
- Author
- Dole, Bob (1923-2021)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Americana, U.S. Senate, Politics, Republican Party, World War II, Military History, Autobiography
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...