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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (Volume II of 20th Century Journey A Memoir of a Life and the Times)
by Shirer, William L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316787035
- ISBN 13
- 9780316787031
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1984. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket, in Archival Protective Cover. An eyewitness account of the "Nightmare Years" of 1930-1940, the time when the nazi monster arose, the time when the world raced towards and started World War II. Illustrated with 92 historic photographs taken or collected throughout the period of this eyewitness account. Black cloth over spine with gilt titles, red boards, clean, with small discoloration on lower edge; lower edges rubbed; back side has a spot and a discoloration to fore edge; binding tight and solid, with intact endbands. Faint spotting to fore edge of text block. Internals clean, no creasing, no underlining or highlighting. illustrated endpapers. The defects noted are relatively minor. This is a good, solid, clean volume by this eminent journalist, newspaperman, and radio correspondent. 654pages with index. 9.5 x6.25 inches. 1984, Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 023387
- Title
- The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (Volume II of 20th Century Journey A Memoir of a Life and the Times)
- Author
- Shirer, William L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0316787035
- ISBN 13
- 9780316787031
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Toronto
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR II HITLER CHURCHILL CHAMBERLAIN JOURNALISTS BIOGRAPHY;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. World War II;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fore Edge
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