New York: Duell, Sloan & Pierce, 1951. First edition hardback (Roman numberal I on copyright page). Octavo in full red cloth. Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Tight and clean, no marks or writing, perhaps the slightest lean, traces of edgewear. Jacket has light edgewear, a bit of sunning . to the spine. Overall a striking copy..

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Bookseller: Billthebookguy.com (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3360
Title: THE PROVING GROUND
Author: Morriss, Mack
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Duell, Sloan & Pierce, 1951
Keywords: WORLD WAR 2 GERMANY HISTORICAL FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: Historical Fiction;

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...