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Springboard to Berlin: The Story of the African Invasion
by PARRIS Jr., John A.; Ned Russell, Leo Disher, and Phil Ault
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 401 pp. Very good in the original navy cloth boards that have minor edge wear, with a poor illustrated dust jacket that has heavy chipping and is completely separated at the front spine. The binding is firm and the pages remain clean and free of foxing. A prior ower's name and address appear on the front interior cover. Inscribed by Parris in black marker on the front free endpaper: "To D__ McFee - With best wishes - John Parris, Sylva, N.C., Dec. 1, 1978.
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- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6233
- Title
- Springboard to Berlin: The Story of the African Invasion
- Author
- PARRIS Jr., John A.; Ned Russell, Leo Disher, and Phil Ault
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
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About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2019
Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
We are a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore in West Asheville, North Carolina.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Octavo
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- 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...
- Poor
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