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The Defence of Berlin
by Smith, Jean Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Maps. XIV 434 pages, last two pages blank, acknowledgements, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with the two maps which are both foldout . Brown coloured cloth covered boards with yellow titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip and nothing to the book corners. Light age toning to the text block edges. The major damage of the book has been contract with moisture to the endpapers through to the end of the book -- the residual moisture marks and bumping fades as the book gets further to the back. The creation of the Berlin Wall, the political machinations between President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev and the escalation of the Cold War. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Politics & Government; History -- America; History -- German; Inventory No: 0110483. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0110483
- Title
- The Defence of Berlin
- Author
- Smith, Jean Edward
- Illustrator
- Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The John Hopkins Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Berlin -- 1961 -- Defence -- Berlin Wall Politics & Government; History -- America; History -- German; Maps Unbranded Smith, Jean Edward The Defence of Berlin
- Bookseller catalogs
- History -- America; History -- German;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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