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Jungle Islands: The "Illyria" in the South Seas. The Record of The Crain Pacific Expedition
by Shurcliff, Sidney Nichols
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Stated first edition, Fall 1930. Well illustrated with plates in both color and black and white, additional smaller illustrations throughout the text. Blue cloth printed in gilt, no dustjacket. Fair to good condition with frays to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, sections of introduction and final chapter marked with highlighters, name on preliminary blank, pages otherwise clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045918
- Title
- Jungle Islands: The "Illyria" in the South Seas. The Record of The Crain Pacific Expedition
- Author
- Shurcliff, Sidney Nichols
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANICA NEW GUINEA TAHITI SOLOMONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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