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The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
by Keegan, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Press, 1989. 1st US . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Fine. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, gray boards, bright silver lettering on spine, light gray color inside covers and adjacent end papers, ink name, address and brief note at top of first front end paper and reverse of final end paper, tiny light brown spotting to exterior page edges, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, including four glossy photo sections. DJ glossy with background in shades of blue and silhouettes of warships on front, praise on back. DJ has light surface wear at top tips, pin dent at bottom front spine indentation. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Good book.
Synopsis
Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan ( 1934–2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the Daily Telegraph (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including The Face of Battle , The Mask of Command , The Price of Admiralty , Six Armies in Normandy , and The Second World War , and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56049
- Title
- The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
- Author
- Keegan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Modern Navies Naval History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ocean/Sea; War-Combat;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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