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War Without Heroes by David Douglas Duncan - 1970

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War Without Heroes by David Douglas Duncan - 1970

War Without Heroes

by David Douglas Duncan

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New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. An impressive Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN TO RENOWNED PHOTOJOURNALIST (AND STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER AT LIFE MAGAZINE) CARL MYDANS (1907-2004). A very solid copy to boot of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (Mydans' name stamped in small letters on the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping along the panel edges and one small closed tear at the rear panel's top-edge. Thick, tall quarto, remarkably moving images of combat in South Vietnam, rendered in powerful, crisp black-and-white (mostly gravures) thruout.

  • Bookseller Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
  • Format/Binding Cloth
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Very Good +
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper & Row
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1970
  • Keywords rare photography, rare combat photography, rare photojournalism, rare David Douglas Duncan, rare Vietman War photography

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War Without Heroes

by Duncan, David Douglas

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards show slight signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Duncan, David Douglas

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's bookplate, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Duncan, David Douglas

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Duncan, David Douglas

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Duncan, David Douglas

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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War Without Heroes

by Duncan, David Douglas

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780500540022 / 0500540020
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Thames and Hudson, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2100grams, ISBN:0500540020
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War Without Heroes

by Duncan, David Douglas

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First Edition
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New York: Harper & Row, 1970. 241pgs.100's of black and white photos. Blue cloth with embossed gilt letttering.Offsetting to the endpapers, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. . In some of the most powerful battle photographs ever taken, Duncan's camera has captured the essence of war in all its drama and bitterness. "I wanted to show the comradeship that binds men together when they are fighting a common peril. I wanted to show the way men live, and die . . . the agony, the suffering, the terrible confusion, the heroism which is everyday currency among those men who actually pull the triggers of rifles aimed at other men known as ‘the enemy. These photographs were taken during three combat operations in South Viet-Nam: Cua Viet,Con Thien, and Khe Sanh. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small Folio.
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War Without Heroes

by Duncan, David Douglas

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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C1c: Harper & Row. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Harper & Row Publishers, New York. 1970. 252 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelfwear present to the edges of the DJ (chipping and wear present to the edges of the DJ) Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "War Without Heroes" is David Douglas Duncan at his very best. He was always close up to the action and his grainy black and white images capture war in all of its most intimate moments. More than any other photographer, David Douglas Duncan had the ability to capture the thousand yard stare of the exhausted infantryman. "War Without Heroes" is powerful book and I highly recommend it! EB; 4to… Read More
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War Without Heroes

by DUNCAN, David Douglas

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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 252 pages. Simply put one of the best books of war photographs. A powerful collection of black and white images of the Vietnam War. A very good copy in blue cloth boards in a fair dust jacket that has numerous edge tears some associated creases, minor chips and some staining to the verso. Still, a solid copy of this important book.
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War Without Heroes.

War Without Heroes.

by Duncan, David Douglas

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Edition
Stated first edition.
Binding
Hardcover
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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New York. : Harper & Row Publishers., 1970.. Stated first edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar). . Folio. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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