Black Hamlet
by Sachs, Wulf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (+)/VG (-)
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947 The true story of an African medicine man as he leaves his home to practice his medicine in the city. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 324 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. tanned, slightly cocked. Cover: red, black artwork front/spine, black titles spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, head/tail sunned. DJ: unclipped, burgundy, white titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear w/ head/tail chipped, extrems rubbed and worn, several sm closed tears, spine sunned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035407
- Title
- Black Hamlet
- Author
- Sachs, Wulf
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Africa, anthropology, medicine, Culture
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....