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The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
by Keegan, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 292 pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket is slightly wrinkled at the base of the rear panel.
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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- Seller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 058659
- Title
- The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
- Author
- Keegan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Naval Warfare
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.