Dad Gifts Armed Services Edition “The Big Ones Get Away” Philip Wylie 1944 Vintage paperback book
$51.00
This is an end-of-the-war era US Government-issue softcover printed for the soldiers. Designed in the familiar, landscape format of the “Armed Services Editions”, unpaginated. M-11, published September 1944.
This is a “very good” or better vintage stapled paperback. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. Binding is intact and tight. Text block is square and closes tightly. Pages show some tanning on all edges. Spine edge sunned.
A very pleasing, bright copy!
Will ship promptly, well packaged.
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| Weight | 9 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7 × 5 × 2 in |
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