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Blood, Tears and Folly, in the Darkest Hour of the Second World War
by Deighton, Len
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 022403135X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224031356
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Jonathan Cape, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. xxviii, 654pp with sections of plate photographic illustrations and other maps, charts, drawings etc in text. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine (boards very slightly worn on corners and spine tips). Top edge dusty. Internally neat, clean and tight, just a tad off white. In its original dust jacket, bright and crisp. The dust jacket is now protected in an archival quality mylar wrapper, fitted without use of adhesives or tape. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006043
- Title
- Blood, Tears and Folly, in the Darkest Hour of the Second World War
- Author
- Deighton, Len
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 022403135X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224031356
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- military history, war, second world war, hitler,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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- Fine
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- Plate
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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