Storm Fighters: True Stories of the Coast Guard
by Whiting, John D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, top corners bumped.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, top corners bumped.. 1927. early printing. Hardcover. Red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine and color illustration inlaid on front boards. Many black and white illustrations by the author. Tales of the American Coast Guard and its obstinate struggles with the storm gods, every bit as exciting in their way as the noisier battles of the navy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39540
- Title
- Storm Fighters: True Stories of the Coast Guard
- Author
- Whiting, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, top corners bumped.
- Edition
- early printing
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- COAST Guard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical Books; Military History;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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