Admiral Halsey's Story; [By] Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey and Lieutenant Commander J. Bryan III
de Halsey, William F
- Usado
- near fine
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near fine/good
- Librería
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York / London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. / Whittlesey House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/good. First edition of Admiral Halsey's Story, signed by Admiral Halsey on the frontispiece portrait.. Octavo, xvii, [3], 310pp. Blue cloth, title printed on spine. Illustrated endpapers. First printing, with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $4.00 retail price on both flaps, chipping along top edge of rear panel, "USN" in pen on spine, archival tape repair to closed tear along front panel, bright illustrations and vibrant colors. Signed by Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey on the frontispiece portrait. Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey (1882-1959) was an American Navy admiral and commander of the South Pacific Area during World War II. He oversaw Allied forces during the Battle for Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. After promotion to the command of the Third Fleet, he took part in the Battle for Leyte Gulf, which was the largest naval battle of the Second World War and, by some accounts, the largest naval battle in history. He retired in 1947 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 1959.
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- Librería
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 14456
- Título
- Admiral Halsey's Story; [By] Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey and Lieutenant Commander J. Bryan III
- Autor
- Halsey, William F
- Ilustrador
- First edition of Admiral Halsey's Story, signed by Admiral Halsey on the frontispiece portrait.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing
- Editorial
- McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. / Whittlesey House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York / London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1947
- Palabras clave
- first edition Admiral Halsey's Story, signed book Admiral Halsey, signed book Fleet Admiral Halsey, Admiral Bull Halsey John Wukovits, Iron Admirals Andidora, The Battle of Leyte Gulf,
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- Copyright page
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- Flap(s)
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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