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Military Vehicles of the World
by Christopher Foss
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684159147
- ISBN 13
- 9780684159140
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1978. Hardcover. 2nd Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light foxing to textblock top; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light stain on textblock fore edge. DJ: Good; US Price is NOT Clipped ($8.95) but the UK Price is Clipped; Brownish tone to obverse; bumping and light wear at head, tail, and tips. Green boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 192 pp 8vo. This is a look back at the tracked and wheeled cargo vehicles to be found in front-line army service throughout the world during the height of the Cold War era. Photographs of each vehicle, a detailed specification, and a short discussion on the merits of each makes this a perfect reference for Allied and Russian vehicles. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011273
- Title
- Military Vehicles of the World
- Author
- Christopher Foss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684159147
- ISBN 13
- 9780684159140
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- military vehicles, tracked cargo vehicles, wheeled cargo vehicles, Cold War, Russia, Allied Forces, NATO vehicles, tactical support vehicles, cross-country military vehicles, ammo carrying vehicles, fuel carrying vehicles, water and rations carrying vehic
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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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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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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