394 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout, the only exception are some light age marks on a few pages.
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. Reprint of the 1988 original. London: Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1989. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NO chips or tears. Previous owner's (private library) ink stamp on the top edge of the text block. Otherwise all pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Well illustrated with 12 maps and 17 plates including the frontispiece. Tables. Glossary of terms. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. From the dust jacket: "Following five years' exhaustive research, Tomas Ries presents the first comprehensive and detailed analysis of the role of Finland's Defence Forces in Finland's survival as a nation, and evaluates their vital contribution to Finland's present security policy.". Reprint of the 1988 original. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xvi, 394pp. + plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 025666
Seller: A.G.Colven (Books), LLANDYSUL, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Very good in very good unclipped dust jacket, 1st. edition reprinted 1989. Please contact me direct for more information and accurate shipping costs. Seller Inventory # 002304
Seller: Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. signed by the author on the title page, some light fading to the spine of the dust jacket, illustrated, 394 pages. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 025161
Seller: Kisselburg Military Books, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. nice copy; inscribed by Ries; much on War with Soviet Union and Second World War. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 055030
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue boards w/ gilded titling on spine. Inscription "For the memory of the Finnish DX - Team on 22nd - 28th october 1989" and 12 signatures. Contents include: The war of independence; Background to the winter war; The Winter War; The continuation war; The Modernisation of Finland's defence Force: 1948-1987; Finland's defence and regional security Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. S. Seller Inventory # 025995
Seller: Rob the Book Man, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardback in near fine condition with near fine dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 21329