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The Condor and the Cows; A journey along the byways of five South American republics
by Christopher Isherwood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1949. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 23.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 217pp. Map endpapers. Bound in grey cloth with black board spine in dust jacket. Stated first printing. Signed by the author and inscribed to previous owner. Original price of $3.50 present on front jacket flap. Light chipping to the top of the back cover and spine of the jacket which has been re-enforced/repaired with tape. Previous owner's name and address on front free endpaper. Lightest amount of rubbing to the edges of the boards. Nice, presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63167
- Title
- The Condor and the Cows; A journey along the byways of five South American republics
- Author
- Christopher Isherwood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Latin America
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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