Scandinavia Beckons
by Oakley, Amy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/VG (-)
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1938 Brilliantly transcribes the magnetism of Scandinavia. Condition notes: (xxiii), 540 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, f.e. deckled, blue map eps, large and small frontis; a.e. sunned, t.e. dusty, a few dog ears, PO name inked to ffep. Cover: lt brown, dk brown artwork/titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, extrems slightly worn, dampstain to both f.e.s. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, gray-green, b/w artwork front, black titles front/spine; moderate edge/shelfwear w/ numerous small chips, several sm closed tears, narrow losses at head/tail, w loss of some clarity to titles at head.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036568
- Title
- Scandinavia Beckons
- Author
- Oakley, Amy
- Illustrator
- Thornton Oakley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Geography
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...