Icebound Summer
by Carrighar, Sally
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Travel Book Club, 1955. Travel Book Club edition. Creasing and tears to edges of dustwrapper, also some fading to spine of same, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of light brown boards, two previous owners' names (one scribbled out) on f/ep and inside front board, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1953, an account of the lives of animals in Alaska during the brief Arctic summer, possibly a bit anthropomorphic in style. 269pp, b&w drawings.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Kane, Henry B. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012186
- Title
- Icebound Summer
- Author
- Carrighar, Sally
- Illustrator
- Kane, Henry B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- The Travel Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alaska, Arctic-Wildlife
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature; Arctic & Antarctic;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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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....
- Tight
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Book Club Edition
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- Edges
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- Dustwrapper
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