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Cavalry of the Sky: The Story of U.S. Marine Combat Helicopters
by Montross, Lynn
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1954. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. Harper and Brothers; New York, 1954. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, blue boards and black spine with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, bumped board corners, rubbing to board and spine edges, some discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, deckle fore-edge, rub mark bottom text block corner, some age toning to pages, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, large chip top spine, neatly clipped front flap, some sunning to flaps, spine fade, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 270pp., notes, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photography is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036887
- Title
- Cavalry of the Sky: The Story of U.S. Marine Combat Helicopters
- Author
- Montross, Lynn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Weight
- 1.13 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Gilt
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