Salamina
by Kent, Rockwell
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 23 b/w & brown/white Illustrations / plates; b/w Title Page / Headpieces. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In pictorial jacket over blue cloth with silver spine titling, xix, [1], 336 pages + plates. Artist's travels among the Alaskan Inuit, illustrated with woodcuts. One of an unspecified number of copies, printed at The Lakeside Press. (shelfwear, rubbing and toning to jacket extremities, sm. nicks and chipping to tips and corners, 1/2 inch loss to jacket at upper tip).
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- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0850500
- Title
- Salamina
- Author
- Kent, Rockwell
- Illustrator
- 23 b/w & brown/white Illustrations / plates; b/w Title Page / Headpieces
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Kent, Rockwell United States 20th Century Graphic Engraving Woodcut Adventure Polar Alaska Eskimo Inuit Description Travel QX91
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
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About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
Biblio member since 2003
Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
Vashon Island Books is located on Vashon Island an idylic country setting just a short ferry ride from Downtown Seattle. We are a quality internet bookstore for readers & collectors. We have a select, diverse stock that is constantly changing and growing. We do the majority of our business over the Net and are committed to providing professional service. With 30 plus years combined bookselling experience and knowledge Vashon Island Books provides a trustworthy and respected outlet for your book buying needs
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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