AFRICA--ANGRY YOUNG GIANT
by Hempstone, Smith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Frederick A. Praeger, (1961).. (1961).. Very good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in red & yellow on spine, in yellow dw. The covers are lightly dampstained & lightly bumped. The dw spine is lightly dampstained with the head & tail chipped & there is a short tear to the top edge of the front panel. 664 pp. Illustrated with 5 B&W maps. There is light staining to the pastedowns & front endpaper & a small tape mark to the endpaper. There are discarded stamps on the top edge & front endpaper. The contents are very good. <p>A study of "the emergent African states south of the Sahara and north of the Congo".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1460
- Title
- AFRICA--ANGRY YOUNG GIANT
- Author
- Hempstone, Smith
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Frederick A. Praeger, (1961).
- Date Published
- (1961).
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; HISTORY; AFRICA; BLACK STUDIES; POLITICS; SMITH HEMPSTONE.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.