August 21st: Rape of Czechoslovakia
Language: English
Published by Cassell, 1968
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used





Seller: Cocksparrow Books, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United KingdomCocksparrow Books
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Condition: Used - Good
US$ 34.12
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SOFTBACK "CONTEMPORARY EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1968* Publisher: Cassell & Co.* Binding and cover condition: B/w photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a tank on fire. Red & black titles to face and white to spine. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Light creases & dish to somewhat faded spine, some to front cover. Covered in clear adhesive protective film. GD++* Contents condition: Ex school-Library copy of the 1st/1st with the usual stamps and labels. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, considerable paper colouration throughout and to all edges. GD++* Illustrations: One b/w line drawn map at front and one block of 8pp. b/w photos.* Pages: 124 pp. text. 0pp. advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- This book was the first detailed account of the Russian intervention in Czechoslovakia. Because of the unusual nature of the conflict the facts filtered out slowly, making it difficult for newspapers to piece together a narrative. The book had to be written quickly, but it is only to a small degree based on newspaper clippings. Murray Sayle in Prague elaborated on his vivid reports in the Sunday Times and The Times to give readers the atmosphere of the dramatic days following the Russian invasion. With on the spot reports from Prague by Murray Sayle (Special Correspondent of the Sunday Times).* This is a NEAR VG ex school-library copy of the 1st/1st. with minor shelf & reading wear & considerable age darkening reducing it to GD++. Boards covered in clear self-adhesive protective film.*. …
Seller Inventory # 10545
- Title
- August 21st: Rape of Czechoslovakia
- Author
- Chapman, Colin
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Publication year
- 1968
- Condition
- GD++/GD++/ND
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0304933309
- ISBN 13
- 9780304933303
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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Cocksparrow Books
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since July 11, 2023
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Cocksparrow Books is a small on-line second hand book store selling for the last 25 years following the closure of our small bookshop in Wadhurst, East Sussex. We specialise in non-fiction and hard to find titles in a number of fields. We also sell early impression fiction in VG condition avoiding more recent best sellers and airport editions. Our condition notes are as detailed as possible to allow purchasers to fully appreciate what they can expect when they buy. We are open to queries and will do our best to respond quickly to text messages and e-mails. Our offerings may not be the cheapest but if you are looking for a positive outcome to a purchase on-line, do consider ordering from us.…
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