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Jungle Woman: The Amazing Experiences of Mrs. Frances Yeager, First White Woman to Live in the Sumatra Jungle
by Yeager, Frances; Colter, Eli
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Signed by Author(s). First edition in dust jacket, "(I)" at foot of last page, signed by Colter on title page, 8vo, 312 pages, black and white photographs; top edge of text block foxed and dust soiled, pictorial dust jacket with mild wear at extremities, rear panel dust soiled. Account of the first white woman to live in the jungles of Sumatra.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000998
- Title
- Jungle Woman: The Amazing Experiences of Mrs. Frances Yeager, First White Woman to Live in the Sumatra Jungle
- Author
- Yeager, Frances; Colter, Eli
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WOMENS STUDIES AFRICA SUMATRA EXPLORATION SOCIOLOGY CULTURAL STUDIES
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Crooked House Books & Paper
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Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
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Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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