HMS LEVIATHAN
by Winton, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. "Long, rich and immensely engrossing, the narrative takes on the recurring crescendo effect of a cliff-hanger as Leviathan meets her ultimate test -- spearheading an urgent patrol that takes her deep into freezing Arctic waters and brings the warring factions on board to a fierce battle for supremacy." 421 pp. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. DJ in Good condition with chipping to edges and corners, tears to spine tips. Light rubbing to cover corners and edges, spine tips are bent. Page edges have brown spots. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005945
- Title
- HMS LEVIATHAN
- Author
- Winton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Fiction, U.S. Navy, Ships
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; First Edition; Ships/Boats;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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Princeton, New Jersey
About Bee Creek Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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