WRNS: A HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE
by Commandant M. H. Fletcher
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0870219979
- ISBN 13
- 9780870219979
- Seller
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Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: Naval Institute Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Boards are clean and square. Text block is clean. There was a slight flaw in the binding process and the base of the hinge of the front end paper was pasted together and then separated, leaving a small 1/3" tear to the end paper. Binding, however remains tight and square. Dust jacket is clean with rubbing and creasing to edges, corners and ends of spine; dust jacket is covered in protective mylar jacket. Pictures available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34506
- Title
- WRNS: A HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE
- Author
- Commandant M. H. Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0870219979
- ISBN 13
- 9780870219979
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Nautical
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
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Chamblee, Georgia
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.