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Living Proof
by Clebe McClary (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0899890016
- ISBN 13
- 9780899890012
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£12.00£8.40
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pawleys Island, SC: Self-Published by Author, 1987 Self-Published by Author, Pawleys Island, SC, 1987. Hardcover. Stated 7th Printing. Inscribed by the author on FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight wear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good +; light shelfwear to tips; light bumping to head; small closed tear on top of rear panel; light rubbing to panels. Green leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 229 pp 8vo. The autobiography of a Marine Corps Lieutenant whose unit was attacked by a NVA unit and he was severely injured in the attack; loss of his left arm and his left eye. He takes the reader through his life before and after the injury and his memories of Vietnam, the war, and his friends. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016424
- Title
- Living Proof
- Author
- Clebe McClary (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0899890016
- ISBN 13
- 9780899890012
- Publisher
- Self-Published by Author
- Place of Publication
- Pawleys Island, SC
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- USMC, VIETNAM WAR, WAR INJURIES, HANDICAPPED VETERANS, CAMP DRAKE JAPAN, MILITARY HOSPITAL CARE, PTSD, AMPUTEE, VAMC, VA HOSPITALS, NAVY, motivational, inspirational, religion.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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