Purdon Eric (33 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition in excellent used condition. The Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library use these funds to promote literacy in the community and in the Bridgeport Public Schools.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Naval Institute Press / Bluejacket trade paperback, 2000-1st printing, clean/tight, name on front endpaper else unmarked, minimal wear; (VG+). We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: As New. 1st. 1st thus. Reprint of 1972. 255p. Photos. Negro crew. Wraps. As New Copy.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Brand new. Shrink-wrapped. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 255 Pages Illus., Dust Jacket Edge Chipped O/W Sound. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 255pp. Ill.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library. Stamps to edges and a couple pages, library pocket in rear, minor edgewear, else tight and clean. DJ shows minor rubbing. Flaps NOT glued down.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illistrated with photographs. Appendix: The Crew of PC 1264. 255pp. Blue linen boards with bright silver title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. "On April 25, 1944, the United States Navy launched a social experiment--PC 1264. On board were sixty-three men--fifty-eight enlisted men, fifty of whom were Negro, and five white officers." This is the story of Subchaser PC 1264 told by the commander of PC 1264, Captain Eric Purdon. Ex library with usual markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. DJ has light edge wear with smudging and age-toning as well as tearing with paper loss. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping. Binding is sound. End pages have age-toning and smudging with foxing. Page edges have age-toning with smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and smudged., This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex plymouth naval Library. D/W bound in. Book.

inb. Condition: Fine.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Minor binding slant. Bottom edge of front cover is rubbed. Tiny spot on page fore edge. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at spine tips and corners. 255 pages with seven illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st printing; tan c w/brown titles; lite soiling and staiming; 134 clean, unmarked pages. Graham Peck (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches. Reading content is in like new condition. Despatched within 24 hours.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Washington and New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc., (1972). A Near Fine copy. DJ is Very Good, though starting to seperate at crease between rear cover and rear flap.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book is a near fine Naval Institute Press bluejacket books story of subchaser 1264 and its African American crew and five white officers. This book appears to have been read only once if at all, no loose pages. No underlining, with some B+W photos throughout the text. This social experiment proved a group of African American's could operate at sea under wartime conditions. Eleanor Roosevelt had an outstanding idea and persuaded her husband to integrate the American armed forces.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Description: 255 p. illus. 23 cm. Subjects: United States. Navy --African American troops. PC 1264 (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 --Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 --Naval operations, American. 1 Kg.…

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New octavo 255pp., b/w plates, appendix, The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Description: 255 p. illus. 23 cm. Subjects: United States. Navy --African American troops. PC 1264 (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 --Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 --Naval operations, American. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed.: First copy recieved by the publisher from the printer. 255p. Photos. Negro crew. Neatly SIGNED & inscribd by the author to this brother? Sandy/Henry. In mylar. Fine/Near Fine Copy. Signed by Author.

Condition: good. 255, illus., appendix, stain on lower inside corner from p. 254 to end, some wear to edges of boards and spine.

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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.