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THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF; 23-26 OCTOBER, 1944
by Cutler, Thomas J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060169494
- ISBN 13
- 9780060169497
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Photos, maps. Tall 8vo, blue quarter cloth with gilt lettering on spine over black boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with painting by Dwight Shepler of the night battle at Surigao Straits; illustrated with maps and 8 pages of glossy B&W photos, Index, 343 pages. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. It was fought near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar, and Luzon from 23 to 26 October 1944 between American and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).<br /> <br /> VERY FINE condition: tight, bright, clean copy in fine unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8081
- Title
- THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF; 23-26 OCTOBER, 1944
- Author
- Cutler, Thomas J
- Illustrator
- Photos, maps
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060169494
- ISBN 13
- 9780060169497
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- World War II, Japan, aircraft carriers, Philippine Sea, navy, United States, kamikazi, deaths, sinking, Pacific Ocean, Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Remainder
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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