HUMP: The Great Military Airlift of World War II
by Thorne, Bliss K
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1965. 188 pp. Original black paper covered boards w/ gilt title on red cloth spine. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ moderately soiled w/ two short tears to top edges. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M2444WWII
- Title
- HUMP: The Great Military Airlift of World War II
- Author
- Thorne, Bliss K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY WORLD WAR II 1939 1945 SECOND WORLD WAR HUMP GREAT MILITARY AIRLIFT NORTHEAST INDIA ACROSS HIMALAYAS CHINA WARFARE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - WWII;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
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