Queen of the Flat-Tops: The U.S.S. Lexington and the Coral Sea Battle
by Johnston, Stanley (SIGNED)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1942. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gary Sheahan (drawings). Preface by S.J. dated September, 1942. Red cloth covered boards have a small depiction of an aircraft carrier in battle on the front panel, a blue title block with gilt text and decorations on spine, top edge dyed red. Table of contents, XIV chapters. List of Illustrations of both drawings and Official U.S. Navy Photographs (b/w). Differentiated ep's. (see illustrations) Book has worn extremities, fon ffep, but no other notations. There is some spots on both front and rear panels. Book is tight and square. FlatSIGNED by author in blue fountain pen. NOT a dedication copy! Rare book in this state! Bookseller's Inventory # 230458.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000458
- Title
- Queen of the Flat-Tops: The U.S.S. Lexington and the Coral Sea Battle
- Author
- Johnston, Stanley (SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Gary Sheahan (drawings)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 280
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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- E.P.
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- Flatsigned
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- First Edition
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- Gilt
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