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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
by Rebecca West
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: the Viking Press, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Dark green cloth the full color illustration. Fading of lettering on spine. Back cover hinge is torn but still intact. Very nice copy, tight and square. May 2023 box 3
Synopsis
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is an 1,181-page travel book written by Dame Rebecca West, published in 1941. The book gives an account of Balkan history and ethnography, and the significance of Nazism, structured about her six week trip to Yugoslavia in 1937. It made the Random House Modern Library list of the best 100 non-fiction books of the 20th century. The writer Larry McMurtry says in an essay, "... there are only a few great travel books. Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is one...".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X02Q1U
- Title
- Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
- Author
- Rebecca West
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 1181
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.