Green Was the Earth on the Seventh Day
by Thor Heyerdahl
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0679440933
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440932
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1996 Random House, New York. 1996. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a small remainder mark on the textblock top. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to board bottom edges; light bumping to head and tail. DJ; Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($27.50). light bumping to head and tail. Green paper over boards with black overlay on the spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine; embossed palm tree on front board. 308 pp 8vo. This is a memoir of the author's youth when he set out with his new bride for paradise- a natural and unspoiled world that they sought and, to a degree found in the South Pacific. Their adventures are the core of this book, descriptions of funny or frightening encounters with islanders friendly or alarming, or with giant centipedes. A love story and an adventure story. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015894
- Title
- Green Was the Earth on the Seventh Day
- Author
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679440933
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440932
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Thor Heyerdahl, South Pacific, Honeymoon, environmentalist, Fatu-Hiva, ancient man, explorer, adventurer, religion, philosophy,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Price Clipped
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.