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The Overcrowded Barracoon and Other Articles
by Naipaul, V.S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 286 pp. Binding tight and square, text clean. Slight spotting to fore edge of text block else a fine copy. Dust jacket is price-clipped and slightly sunned at the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23471
- Title
- The Overcrowded Barracoon and Other Articles
- Author
- Naipaul, V.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
All books returnable for any reason within 21 days of receipt, provided they are in the original condition. Shipping costs fully refunded if an item is misdescribed or defective. Refund of purchase price only for returns for other reasons.
About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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