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Salvation for a Doomed Zoomie
by Galvin, John (with Frank Allnut)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0934374015
- ISBN 13
- 9780934374019
- Seller
-
Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Indian Hills CO, Allnut Publishing, 1983, hardcover, 272 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, short edge tear, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. The story of John Galvin's rescue from certain death by a courageous submarine skipper, his part in the subsequent history-making secret mission, and his personal search for the meaning and purpose that was to guide his later life. Foreword by Governor Joe Foss. ISBN 9780934374019
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8062
- Title
- Salvation for a Doomed Zoomie
- Author
- Galvin, John (with Frank Allnut)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0934374015
- ISBN 13
- 9780934374019
- Publisher
- Allnutt Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Indian Hills, Co
- This edition first published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Biography; Fighter pilots; Galvin, John R.; History; Military; Naval operations, American; United States; World War II; World War, 1939-1945
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About the Seller
West of Eden Books
Biblio member since 2003
Lukeville , Arizona
About West of Eden Books
West of Eden Books is a home-based bookseller selling exclusively on-line since October 2003. We specialize in Out-Of-Print and Collectible Books with interests ranging from the Fine and Performing Arts to Science, Sports and Modern Literature. We are in daily contact with top booksellers worldwide and are happy to provide free referrals on request. Most of our listed books are first edition, first printings, carefully researched through our own reference materials and many other available sources. Most books are in Very Good to Fine condition with any flaws carefully noted. All hardcover books with dustjackets will receive a new archival quality Brodart dustjacket sleeve prior to shipping. Customer service and satisfaction is of primary importance to us at West of Eden Books. Our feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. We pride ourselves in this and pledge to address any issue with any of our products or services to your satisfaction. Digital images available on request.
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- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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