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The Magic Island
by Seabrook, W.B
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Fine
- Seller
-
Belleville, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
binding soiled, heavy wear to spine. The fabric of the cloth is split at spine tail in two places(small tears). Boards showing through cloth on the bottom near the corners. Professional re-enforcement tape has been used internally in several places proactively- none of the leaves were dislodged. The pages are clean save for ppg. 247-62 where there is some creasing and ppg. 113-20 where there is one spot of aromatic oil(?) which has bled through to the adjacent pages. NB: new facsimile dust-wrapper; the Harcourt Brace Co first edition is included.
Inv. # 63794 TMI* bds 11/2023
Reviews
On Oct 16 2014, a reader said:
I actually have this exact copy and came here to find a price on it... I picked it up for $25 at a local book store :) it's wildly racist in some parts and an amazing read..! Badass to know I really do have a first edition!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Low Brow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63794
- Title
- The Magic Island
- Author
- Seabrook, W.B
- Format/Binding
- Yellow cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 336
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- voodoo, spiritism, Haiti, black magic, dark arts, hoodoo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occultism;
Terms of Sale
Low Brow Books
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About the Seller
Low Brow Books
Biblio member since 2022
Belleville, Illinois
About Low Brow Books
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98% of these listed items have been in my personal collection for years, housed in a non-smoking environment, temperature/humidity controlled and/or micro-environment. If you need more detailed images, don't hesitate! Shout out and I'll forward them on to ya!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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