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LONELY VIGIL; Coastwatchers of the Solomons
de Lord, Walter
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: The Viking Press, 1977. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs B&W. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, bright blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over green boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), illustrated with several B&W photos, map endpapers of the Solomons. Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark. John Walter Lord Jr. (1917 - 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian of 12 works best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember. Lord's early influence was highly valued by David McCullough.<br /> <br /> Walter Lord tells in "Lonely Vigil" what had been the untold story of the coastwatchers of the Solomon Islands. Much of the book is compiled from interviews with about 100 participants. They were missionaries (one being a woman), planters, locals who had been living in the Solomons but remained even after the Japanese invaded. Their efforts led to ciritical intelligence affecting the success of the Americans on Guadalcanal. Young John F. Kennedy owed his rescue to coastwatchers.<br /> <br /> SCARCE SIGNED NF?VG COPY! Tight, clean copy in the original unclipped dj. Slight age-tanning to edges of dj (visible inside) and a slight band of sunning just visible to the top of the green "boards." No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8623
- Título
- LONELY VIGIL; Coastwatchers of the Solomons
- Autor
- Lord, Walter
- Ilustrador
- Photographs B&W
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth and boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Viking Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1977
- Palabras clave
- Japan, World war II, Australia, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, navy, merchants, ships, warfare, blunders, death, ignorance, history
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Sobre el vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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