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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. [Stated First Edition] Hardcover and dust jacket. Wear/tear to jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm, 278 p. <br><br> "Written by a gifted reporter, who is also an authority on naval history, the story of Savo is a landmark in the literature of World War II. The book contains an appendix, listing the names of participating officers and ships; maps; and sixteen pages of compelling photographs which illuminate the heartbreak and horror that was the Battle of Savo Island."-Rear jacket flap.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Teal cloth, white & gilt titles on spine, gilt dec. on front board & spine, endpaper maps, x, 278 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, bibliography, index. Corners bumped, tail of spine rumpled. DJ has some small tears & creasing, mostly at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Newcomb writes here about "one of the most humiliating sea defeats of World War II--a defeat that all but undid the recent triumph at Midway, and almost canceled out the effective landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi forty-eight hours before." Based on the Hepburn Report (an unpublished naval inquiry), the Naval War College analysis, and interviews with survivors and investigators. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG+/VG. 21½ X 14½ cm.

Constable & Company Ltd, UK, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Jacket enclosed in protective cover; has small chips and creases from wear; moderately soiled. Bumping on board corners and a dent on the top edge. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Text body clean and un-marked. Binding tight, covers & spine fully intact. Edges slightly browned / foxed. Now protected in non-adhesive clear wrap..

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Has.

Ure Smith, Sydney,, [1963]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges and with small loss at top of front panel. First published in the USA in 1961. Enser, p.195 (recording the first edition).

Constable, London, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Size: 8"-9" Tall. Minor wear to jacket edges. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 38431. .

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. First American Edition . Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. Four U.S. heavy cruisers sunk in a night battle, August 9, 1942, by an inferior Japanese force; the defeat crippled support and supply efforts for Guadalcanal for some months. A very good copy, spine head & tail very slightly worn, book plate removed from front paste-down, in price-clipped dust jacket with somewhat worn edges. (278p., 46 illus., 2 maps, casualties, Orders of Battle, biblio., index.)

Sydney: Ure Smith. 1963. 1st Aust ed., xvi, 237, b/w plates, prev. owner's inscr., top edge dusty, or. bds., v.g. in chipped, rubbed d.j.

Ure Smith 1963. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Photographs. Well written record of the action near Guadalcanal by the author of Abandon Ship! Mild rubbing to jacket tips and a tiny nick to one corner; otherwise a clean, unmarked and unclipped copy in a Mylar jacket cover.

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1963. Hardcover original cloth binding.. Very Good. Story of one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of the U. S. Navy.First Australian Edition. (c 1961) pp. xvi, 237, b/w plates, (NO dustjacket) #1219 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Ure Smith, Sydney. 1963.. 1st Australian ed., xvi,238pgs, 16pgs of plates, orig cloth in d/w. V.good copy. Japanese naval force struck a crushing blow to Australian & American ships on the morning of August 9, 1942. .

Constable & Co., 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Ex Library with library stamps. Black and white photograophs and maps throughout.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Fine. Smaller, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, bright gilt eagle illustration at top front and spine, gilt lettering and white lettering bright and very fine on spine, a map inside covers and adjacent end papers, 278 pages including a glossy photo section. Ink birthday note on reverse of dedication page. DJ glossy beneath mylar, a stunning color-illustration of night naval battle, men in lifeboats and in water on front, spine and back. Very Fine DJ/Fine book.

1961. First Edition. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 278 cm. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt embossed decoration. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.