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Why to . . . Okinawa?
by W. Gordon Ross
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, MA, 1971. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- HB in Good DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed by author on title page and inscribed by author on free front end paper (FEP). 137 p.: illus.: 21 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight. The pages are slightly tanned from age. There are three pages with small marks in ink: one word underlined, one page with an "X" at the top corner and one with a word written in at the beginning of a paragraph. Binding is tight; corners sharp. Unclipped Dust Jacket has a stain at the upper center of the front panel, which looks as if it was used as a coaster at some point. There is a 1" long by 1/4" wide chip at the top of the front panel and a smaller chip at the top of the back panel. Edges slightly foxed. There is some light damp-staining to the front and back covers. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion; Christian Ministry / Missions; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. Inscribed by Author. Main Picture: Ross, Why . . . to Okinawa? (Signed by Author) - Dust Jacket front panel, showing staining at the center. Picture 2: Ross, Why . . . to Okinawa? (Signed by Author) - Title Page, signed by author. Picture 3: Ross, Why . . . to Okinawa? (Signed by Author) - Detail of additional inscription on front free end paper (FEP). Picture 4: Ross, Why . . . to Okinawa? (Signed by Author) - Front cover, showing light damp staining. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 954. .
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- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 954
- Title
- Why to . . . Okinawa?
- Author
- W. Gordon Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Christopher Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- North Quincy, MA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Signed Religion; Christian Ministry / Missions; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. Inscribed by Author Unbranded W. Gordon Ross Why to . . . Okinawa?
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Biography & Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- 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...
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