All You Want to Know About New-Caledonia
by Reichenbach, Sidney
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Noumea, New Caledonia: Imprimeries Reunies, 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 8.25 x 5.25, 31 pp, printed wrappers. Moderate handling wear (creasing, dog-ears), text clean, binding tight. Overview of the history and resources of New Caledonia aimed at American troops. A French territory, New Caledonia was a critical stop on the supply route to Australia, had a harbor and an airfield, and possessed valuable mineral resources. American forces arrived on the island in March 1942 with the mission of defeding it from possible attack by Japan.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23121
- Title
- All You Want to Know About New-Caledonia
- Author
- Reichenbach, Sidney
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Imprimeries Reunies
- Place of Publication
- Noumea, New Caledonia
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- World War II Unusual imprints
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- 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...
- New
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- Wrappers
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.