The First Book of Submarines (The First Books series)
by Icenhower, J. B.; Waltrip, Mildred (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1957. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Waltrip, Mildred. Another in this popular mid-twentieth-century children's series, each written & illustrated by different authors/artists. This one, by a Captain in the US Navy, takes young readers inside the undersea world of submarines, in ed friends, in 60 pages with Index & information about the authors in rear, decorative endpapers & internal drawings by M. Waltrip. A FIRST EDITION, 4th printing, from 1957, this hardcover 8vo (7.25" x 8.75") has aquamarine teal-blue cloth-covered boards stamped to front with black sea images & lettering to front/ black lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name & address to title page & inside back cover. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Slight bumping to all corners. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023612
- Title
- The First Book of Submarines (The First Books series)
- Author
- Icenhower, J. B.; Waltrip, Mildred (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Waltrip, Mildred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing
- Publisher
- Franklin Watts, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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