THE WINTER WAR
by HAINES, William Wister
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1961. First Edition. Signed presentation from Haines on the title page: "For Harold Richardson with love from Frannie [his wife] & Bill. William Wister Haines. 2/15/61." William Wister Haines [1908-1989] was an American author, screenwriter, and playwright. His mother, Ella Wister Haines, was a notable author of mysteries and serialized stories, many of which appeared in The Des Moines Register. His uncle, Owen Wister, authored the 1902 novel "The Virginian", which popularized the genre of Western fiction and later became both a successful film and television series. "The Winter War" is about the 1877 winter campaign of the U.S. Army against the Sioux in Montana, was at the time of its publication a popular western and was awarded the Spur Award of the Western Writers of America.. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 247 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); little edgewear (few short tears & tiny nicks) d/j.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57638
- Title
- THE WINTER WAR
- Author
- HAINES, William Wister
- Format/Binding
- 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 247 pages
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Signed presentation from Haines on the title page
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1961
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