Summary of the Second World War and Its Consequences: An Alphabetical Reference Book: Persons, Places, and Events; Scientific and Military Developments; and Postwar Problems in Preserving Peace: Illustrated with Photographs,, Drawings, and Special Maps; Completely Indexed
by F.E. Compton and Company
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL : F.E. Compton and Company, 1947 F.E. Compton and Company, Chicago, IL. 1947. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumped tips; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light wear to gilt lettering on spine. No DJ. Red pebble grain cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers.Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 134 pp 4to. This book offers in a compact format a complete survey of WWII. Included are the march of events throughout the conflict, important personalities, accounts of the countries involved, and an appraisal of the outlook for the postwar years for various countries and the world at large. This book sets forth in world-wide panorama the deeds of the high-spirited, invincible American soldiers who helped to free the world. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017065
- Title
- Summary of the Second World War and Its Consequences: An Alphabetical Reference Book: Persons, Places, and Events; Scientific and Military Developments; and Postwar Problems in Preserving Peace: Illustrated with Photographs,, Drawings, and Special Maps; Completely Indexed
- Author
- F.E. Compton and Company
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- F.E. Compton and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- World War II, Photographic history of World War II, Summary of World War II, communism, socialism, Nazi Germany, Japan, World War.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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