The Last Cannibals
by Bjerre, Jens. Translated By Estrid Bannister
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1957. First American edition, 1957. Translated from the original Danish. Green hardcover with black spine cloth, gilt lettering, map endpapers, 192 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with gently rubbed edges, corners and spine ends, some very light foxing to the pastedowns, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not price clipped and is also in very good condition, with very light foxing, creasing and minor chipping to the spine head.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013925
- Title
- The Last Cannibals
- Author
- Bjerre, Jens. Translated By Estrid Bannister
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- THE LAST CANNIBALS NEW GUINEA AUSTRALIA KUKUKUKU MASS HYSTERIA BLOOD CEREMONIES TRANCE TRIBAL CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- 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....
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