The Whispering Land
by Durrell, Gerald. Illustrated By Ralph Thompson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. First American edition (1962). Very good copy in lightly worn dustjacket. Nature observations at north and south extremes of Argentina - Patagonia to tropical Jujuy. Light blue hardcover with light blue cloth spine, color illustrated dustjacket. Minimal edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, name at top of front free endpaper, pages clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has some edgewear and very minor chipping to the spine head, little paper loss.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028609
- Title
- The Whispering Land
- Author
- Durrell, Gerald. Illustrated By Ralph Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- PATAGONIA ARGENTINA SOUTH AMERICA TROPICAL NATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Chipping
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- Text Block
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- 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....