The Phantom Major The Story of David Stirling and the S.A.S. Regiment
by Cowles, Virginia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins Clear-type Press, 1958. Clean green cloth on boards with gilt titles. Edges: age greying, light foxing and dusting of soiling. Eps: ffep with intials 1958; dj shadowing and light foxings. Frontis: b/w photo of David Stirling in uniform. few only pages with some small old smudges. Binding is VG+ 320p Dj: moderate soiling, rubbing and light foxings. Top-edge with a few small tears, chips and open wear. Chips to foot of spine. Two small wear holes to foot of front flap spine.. First Edition. Hb. VG/VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040915
- Title
- The Phantom Major The Story of David Stirling and the S.A.S. Regiment
- Author
- Cowles, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-type Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > Land;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
BOOK.MARK carries a large inventory of most subjects, the majority of which are not listed on the Net.Open 7 days.Shop has a great atmospere and plenty of memorabilia and curios to add to the pleasures of browsing the shelves.
Glossary
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- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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