The Plains of Camdeboo
by Palmer, Eve, Illustrated by Pimlott, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1967 Quarter Cloth. Good/Fair. First American Edition. Octavo. Some fading at head and tail of spine. Previous owner's name on front end sheet. Top corners bumped. Stain on rear end sheet. Three-inch tear in top front flap hinge. 1-inch tear at top rear flap hinge. JAcket spine browned. Chip and tears at head of jacket spine. Smaller chips and tears at remaining ends of jacket hinges. Some soiling on rear jacket. Condition of jacket is better than it sounds. 320 pages. References, index..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B00766
- Title
- The Plains of Camdeboo
- Author
- Palmer, Eve, Illustrated by Pimlott, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Viking Press, 1967
- Keywords
- SOUTH AFRICA, KAROO, DESERT PIMLOTT, JOHN
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....