Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II
Language: English
Published by Castle Books, a division of Book Sales, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, USA, 1999
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, U.S.A.Mattabesset Books
AbeBooks seller since September 4, 2013
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 22.00
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Castle Books, a division of Book Sales, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, USA, 1999. Apparent First (1st) Printing of this First Edition Thus in 1999. The book was originally published in the UK in 1993 by Jonathan Cape, and by HarperCollins in the USA in the same year. Near Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with frequent underlining and a prior owner's signature at the top of the "Also by Len Deighton" page. The Binding is black quarter cloth to burgundy boards, colors uniform throughout, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked endpapers with maps and drawings by Denis Bishop, and all corners square and sharp. The pictorial Dust Jacket is flawless - colors bright and uniform throughout, and intact with the original price ($30.00) intact on the front flap and a tiny closed tear at the top rear of the spine. See the accompanying photos. xvii, 653 pages. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". An examination of the Second World War up to 1942, focusing on its origins, the assumptions made by the parties, especially the British, the disastrous Norgewian Campaign, the Phoney War, the errors that led to Dunkirk, and Pearl Harbor. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,164 grams / 41.1 ounces, and will require extra postage for international shipment. ISBN 10: 0785811141 / ISBN 13: 9780785811145.…
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- Title
- Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II
- Author
- Deighton, Len
- Publisher
- Castle Books, a division of Book Sales, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, USA
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0785811141
- ISBN 13
- 9780785811145
- Illustrator
- Denis Bishop
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 41.1 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6.25 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- American History, English History, World History
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Mattabesset Books
Kensington, CT, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 4, 2013
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