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The U S Marines and Amphibious War, Its Theory and Its Practice in the Pacific
by Jeter Isely and Philip Crowl
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Marine Corps Assoc., 1979, 1979. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. The Marine Corps Association; Quantico, 1979. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author, Philip Crowl, directly on half title page. A Good, grey cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, few handling/scuff marks to text block edges, bit of age toning to pages, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, few pages with pencil notes on page margins, in a Very Good, bit of handling/rub marks and sunning to panels, some edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, small crease top and bottom rear flap corner, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 636pp., references, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036870
- Title
- The U S Marines and Amphibious War, Its Theory and Its Practice in the Pacific
- Author
- Jeter Isely and Philip Crowl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Marine Corps Assoc., 1979
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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