A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory
by Randy Roberts, James Olson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684835444
- ISBN 13
- 9780684835440
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Free Press, 2001 The Free Press, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; one folded page. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.00); light bumping to head and tail; scratch on the rear panel. Beige paper over boards with black overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 356 pp 8vo. This book is the full story of the Alamo, from the weeks and months that led up to the final encounter to movies and speeches that continue to remember it today. Using new sources, the authors retell the story of the Alamo for a new generation of Americans. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016379
- Title
- A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory
- Author
- Randy Roberts, James Olson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684835444
- ISBN 13
- 9780684835440
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- The Alamo, The Alamo Mission, Santa Ana, William Travis, Davy Crockett, Texans, Mexican Army, Texas Independence, Jim Bowie, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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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...