Voice of Dashin, The: A Romance of Wild Mountains
by Gompertz, M.L.A. a.k.a. "Ganpat
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Hardcover. Good+/-. An adventure story by the author of "Mirror of Dreams" and "High Snow." Red hard cover with black titling and decoration on spine, blind-stamped decoration on front, decorated title page, 319 pages. Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends, text block edges are darkened and have foxing spots, ink inscription on end paper (dated 1930), end papers foxed. A nice volume - cover is clean and bright, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014710
- Title
- Voice of Dashin, The: A Romance of Wild Mountains
- Author
- Gompertz, M.L.A. a.k.a. "Ganpat
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- FICTION, ADVENTURE,
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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