The Centennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
by (WEST POINT)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Greenwood Press, 1969. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. Small 4to. Grey cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. ix, 924pp; 433pp. Frontispieces, illustrations (2 large foldouts), maps. Very good. Faint edgewear, with non-weakening crease down Volume I spine. A tight and decent first of this facsimile reprint of the 1904 true first edition, volumes in general editors Thomas E. Griess and Jay Luvaas' "West Point Military Library" series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44563
- Title
- The Centennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
- Author
- (WEST POINT)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Military History;
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About the Seller
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Galena, Illinois
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- 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...
- Facsimile
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.