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Montgomery of Alamein
by Alun Chalfont
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0689107447
- ISBN 13
- 9780689107443
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Atheneum, 1976 Atheneum, New York. 1976. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; scant shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; splash stain on textblock fore edge. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($12.95); light bumping to head; small closed tear on front panel at bottom; light wear to upper tips. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 365 pp tall 8vo. Monty was known for his victories in WWII in the Western Desert of North Africa and his flamboyant eccentric personality. To some he was the outstanding battlefield general of the war but to others they considered him an overrated commander, over-cautious, and unimaginative. He never lost a battle, but his errors of judgment especially with the American military were disastrous. The author set out to discover how he rose to the top of a profession committed to many of the civilized virtues which Montgomery conspicuously lacked- tolerance, charm, good manners, and concern for the susceptibilities of others. A book full of his military command and philosophy and his deficiencies no longer relegated to the Officers' Mess. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015835
- Title
- Montgomery of Alamein
- Author
- Alun Chalfont
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689107447
- ISBN 13
- 9780689107443
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, Field Marshal Montgomery, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, North Africa, Rommel, General Rommel, tank battles, gasoline, German Army, Afrika Korps, General George Marshall, General Eisenhower, Operation Market Garden,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
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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- Fore Edge
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- Jacket
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- Price Clipped
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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