This Simian World
by Day, Clarence [; with introduction by Dean Acheson]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Reprint Edition; First Printing. Cloth. Knopf Reprint edition/first printing of the original 1920 publication; in Fine, seemingly unread condition, in Very Good, sunned/chipped dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; This book tells the story of Clarence, a young chimpanzee who, after being raised in a research laboratory, is set free to live in the wild. Clarence's adventures as he struggles to find his place in the animal kingdom are both amusing and heartwarming.; B & W Illustrations; 8vo ; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21753
- Title
- This Simian World
- Author
- Day, Clarence [; with introduction by Dean Acheson]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Clarence Day
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Betty Anderson
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Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...