Greenland
by Vilhajalmur Stefansson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- acceptable/unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1942 first edition hardback as pictured. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards with black and sliver stamping on spine are rubbed and lightly soiled with wear at head and tail of spine and corners. Corners gently bumped. Front hinge cracked. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Rough cut text block is tanned. Text is lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes 8 pages of b&w photographs and several other illustrations. Lacks dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1734
- Title
- Greenland
- Author
- Vilhajalmur Stefansson
- Format/Binding
- See description
- Book Condition
- Used - acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 338
- Size
- 5.5x8.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arctic Exploration, Greenland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic Exploration; Greenland;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
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About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.