Henry Holt. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good. Ted Cook. Light shelfwear to corners and edges, minor rubbing, prev. owner's unique bookplate on front pastedown. Jacket shows edgewear, spine a bit faded, light rubbing/soiling; not price clipped. Dunham's study of the Maroons, an isolated primitive tribe in Jamaica. Nicely printed in brown ink, on heavy stock.

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Bookseller: Trench Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007568
Title: Katherine Dunham's Journey to Accompong
Author: Katherine Dunham
Illustrator: Ted Cook
Format/Binding: Brown Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt
Bookseller catalogs: Exploration/Adventure; African/American Studies;

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General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.