THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED, ADVENTURES OF THE ITALIAN NAVAL FORCES
by Cocchia, Aldo (Admiral)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Farmingville, New York, United States
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About This Item
United States Naval Institute, 1958. 1st American. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover: Previous owners name on first paste-down. Green cloth binding with title on spine in black. Encounters with British merchantmen, transformation of submarines into unarmed cargo boats, landings in Crete and other dramatic incidents are related. Photo illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Light edgewear and chipping to corners and spine ends. Light rubbing to edges. Spine and rear cover sunned. Illustrated front cover. Desirable copy in protective mylar. .
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- Bookseller
- Koster's Collectible Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- INVENT011592I
- Title
- THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED, ADVENTURES OF THE ITALIAN NAVAL FORCES
- Author
- Cocchia, Aldo (Admiral)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st American
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- United States Naval Institute
- Date Published
- 1958
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About the Seller
Koster's Collectible Books
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- 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...
- Rubbing
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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