NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Book Club Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's orange cloth over black boards, black lettering on spine, map endpapers. Illustrated with b&w photographs. . Head and heel of spine are rubbed and slightly frayed, light rubbing to tips, front hinge just starting, else pristine, unmarked, square and clean. VERY GOOD. . Book Club Edition. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xv, 336 pp .

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Seller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 20014
Title: Strange Lands and Friendly People
Author: Douglas, William O
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: Book Club Edition. 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper and Brothers
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: Travel and adventure, Chief Justice William O. Douglas, Biography and Memoirs
Bookseller catalogs: Travel & Adventure;

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.