Walter Lord, A TIME TO STAND, History, Battle For The Alamo, Texas, SIGNED 1st
Item History & Price
A Time To Stand, The Epic of the Alamo Seen as a Great National Experience by Walter Lord. First Edition (states: First Edition on copyright page, $4.95 price is present on front DJ flap). New York: Harper & Brothers (1961). The dust wrapper has some wear on edges, small closed tears and small chips (see pics), otherwise the DJ is complete and in Good condition. The Volume shows some small loss to cloth at tail of spine, otherwise the volume is in... Very Good condition. All the pages are present and are clean and crisp. The hinges and binding are tight. 255 pages including the index.
Signed and Inscribed by the author, Walter Lord, on the half title page (see pic).
John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American lawyer, ad man and popular historian, best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember. Lord wrote, or edited and annotated 11 bestselling books on such diverse subjects as the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Day of Infamy, 1957), the Battle of Midway (Incredible Victory, 1967), the Battle of the Alamo (A Time to Stand, 1961), the battle of Baltimore (The Dawn's Early Light, 1972), Arctic exploration (Peary to the Pole, 1963), pre- World War 1 America (The Good Years: From 1900 to the First World War, 1960), Coastwatchers (Lonely Vigil, 1977), the Dunkirk evacuation (The Miracle of Dunkirk, 1982), and the civil rights struggle (The Past That Would Not Die, 1965).
Media Mail shipping included in the sale price in the USA. Shipping outside the U.S.A. at cost. If you have any questions about this book please ask. Thanks. David White
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Signed and Inscribed by the author, Walter Lord, on the half title page (see pic).
John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American lawyer, ad man and popular historian, best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember. Lord wrote, or edited and annotated 11 bestselling books on such diverse subjects as the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Day of Infamy, 1957), the Battle of Midway (Incredible Victory, 1967), the Battle of the Alamo (A Time to Stand, 1961), the battle of Baltimore (The Dawn's Early Light, 1972), Arctic exploration (Peary to the Pole, 1963), pre- World War 1 America (The Good Years: From 1900 to the First World War, 1960), Coastwatchers (Lonely Vigil, 1977), the Dunkirk evacuation (The Miracle of Dunkirk, 1982), and the civil rights struggle (The Past That Would Not Die, 1965).
Media Mail shipping included in the sale price in the USA. Shipping outside the U.S.A. at cost. If you have any questions about this book please ask. Thanks. David White
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