Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs
by Otis H. King (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0967495601
- ISBN 13
- 9780967495606
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Fort Worth, TX: Self-Published by Author, 1999 Self-Published by Author, Fort Worth, TX. 1999. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page verso. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. BooK Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95). Maroon buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 238 pp 8vo. This is the story of a US Marine who, with his regiment of China Marines, fought with the US Army in Bataan and on Corregidor against the Japanese during World War II. This book tells of his fighting on Corregidor, the surrender, and his experiences as a POW of the Japanese for 3.5 years. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015724
- Title
- Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs
- Author
- Otis H. King (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0967495601
- ISBN 13
- 9780967495606
- Publisher
- Self-Published by Author
- Place of Publication
- Fort Worth, TX
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- USMC, World War II, United States Marine Corps, Japanese Army, Japan, Philippines, United States Army, Prisoner of War, POW, surrender, sabotage,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prisoner of War; Autobiography;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...