Young Doctor of New Amsterdam
by Norma Wood James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£80.66£60.50
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About This Item
New York, London, Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1958. Book. Illus. by Victor Dowling. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, so stated. Per Vi, no other copies currently available in current commerce as of August 2021. SCARCE and RARE as such.This copy is VG in a VG, price clipped, Mylar protected DJ. Exterior is red cloth with black lettering to the spine. Moderate fading to bottom inch of spine, a couple of rubbing spots to back spine, but minimal wear to edges, tips, and spine ends.Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firmly bound with modest toning. Colorful, pictorial DJ is rich with a bit of soiling to the rear, a bit of sunning to lower spine, but only a hint of edge wear. A mid seventeenth century adventure of a foundling, ransomed by the Dutch from the Indians and his struggles to find meaning in both worlds. By the author of " Dawn at Lexington"..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002054
- Title
- Young Doctor of New Amsterdam
- Author
- Norma Wood James
- Illustrator
- Victor Dowling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, London, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Price Clipped
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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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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