New Wind in a Dry Land: An Account of a Sojourn Among the Nomads of Somaliland
by Laurence, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
A$11.29A$7.91
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American Edition (stated). 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition stated. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in maroon cloth w/gilt initial medallion and gilt spine titles and dec., green topstain. Near Fine book in Very Good clipped and heavily chipped DJ. Book has trace slant, gift inscription and owner name front endpapers. 295pp inc. Glossary of Somali Words, Bibliography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Basement Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029004
- Title
- New Wind in a Dry Land: An Account of a Sojourn Among the Nomads of Somaliland
- Author
- Laurence, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition (stated). 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- NONFICTION AFRICA SOMALI SOMALILAND NOMADS SOCIAL CULTURAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction;
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About the Seller
Basement Books
Biblio member since 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...