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Pitcairn's Island
by Nordhoff, Charles; Hall, James Norman
- Used
- Near Fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little, Brown, 1934. Later Printing. Leather Binding. Near Fine. Beautifully bound in 3/4 crimson morocco over marbled boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (for Wakefield-Young Books), spine with raised bands and gilt tooling with nautical devices, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (slight rubbing to spine).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 614245
- Title
- Pitcairn's Island
- Author
- Nordhoff, Charles; Hall, James Norman
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...