The American Jeep in War and Peace
by Willinger, Kurt; & Gene Gurney (Foreword by Genewral William C. Westmoreland)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Oatmeal spine / green boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (17.95)
- ISBN 10
- 0517547341
- ISBN 13
- 9780517547342
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. A beautiful copy of the scarce, hardcover first printing. Fine condition in bright, shiny, Fine Dust Jacket. Protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. No chips. No tears. No creases. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on copyright page. 350 illustrations. Includes a section on 4 decades of Jeep advertising art. Appendices cover jeeps on US postage stamps; and the evolution of the distinctice jeep grill. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "In this comprehensive volume illustrated with hundreds of action photographs, [the authors] survey the jeep's colorful history, from its development for the army... in the late thirties, through its outstanding service in our nation's wars and its versatile performance as a civilian vehicle... From the 1/4-ton military mainstay to reliable family car and off-road recreational vehicle." Keywords: Military History Automobiles Army Vehicles Off-Road Vehicles World War II. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Oatmeal spine / green boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (17.95). Illus. by Rogers, Warren (jacket design). xiii, 144pp.
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- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001559
- Title
- The American Jeep in War and Peace
- Author
- Willinger, Kurt; & Gene Gurney (Foreword by Genewral William C. Westmoreland)
- Illustrator
- Rogers, Warren (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Oatmeal spine / green boards
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Not Price Clipped (17.95)
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517547341
- ISBN 13
- 9780517547342
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Military History Automobiles Army Vehicles Off-Road Vehicles World War II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cars / Automobiles / Motorcycles;
- Size
- xiii, 144pp
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- Copyright page
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