Rascals in Paradise: True Tales of High Adventure in the South Pacific
by Michener, James A. / Day, A. Grove
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, UK: Secker & Warburg, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First British Edition. Octavo. 383 pp, true life stories of nine men and one woman. Selected Bibliography, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, paper well-preserved, faint fox specks - top edge, a smudge shelf-wear at fr mid fore-edge. 5.8" x 8.6" blue cloth boards, gilt spine letters, in illustrated DJ. EXterior Near Fine. DJ with edgewear all around. Hendles nicely in polyester protector. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009060
- Title
- Rascals in Paradise: True Tales of High Adventure in the South Pacific
- Author
- Michener, James A. / Day, A. Grove
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- biographical portraits - South Pacific Seas non-fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY; TRUE CRIME;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.