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These Storied Mountains (Inscribed. First Edition.)
por John Parris
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Very Good
- Livreiro
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Asheville, North Carolina: Citizens-Times Publishing Company, 1972. Inscribed, First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Dorothy Luxton Parris (Sketches); Hugh Morton (Cover photo). Inscribed by the Author. Inscribed. First edition, 1972. Hardcover. Bound in hunter green publisher's cloth. Covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Includes section about the author at the back. [14] 372 pp. Illustrated dust jacket in full color depicts a landscape of the mountains and a photograph of the author and his dog on the back. Inscription on the front flyleaf reads: "To Lucile & Quealy Walker - | Who have a love | and see affinity for | these mountains too. | With best wishes - | John Parris | Sylva N.C. | Nov. 4, 1972". <br><br>FROM THE DUST JACKET: "Here is a rich, new collection of mountain folk tales and mountain folkways, traditions and legends mined from the hills of Western North Carolina by the mountains' special chronicler. This is John Parris, mountainborn himself, writing with skill and sympathy and the ease of familiarity about a people of great dignity and simplicity of character, and a land of almost magical and intoxicating beauty. [...]"<br><br>CONDITION: External cover shows mild wear with light foxing along textblock edges. Unmarked except for the author's inscription. Dust jacket is moderately worn with some chipping and fading. Price clipped. A crease along the head of dust jacket ends at an 1/2 inch closed tear at the corner with a crease. Hinges are strong and binding is sound. A nice, solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 072153
- Título
- These Storied Mountains (Inscribed. First Edition.)
- Autor
- John Parris
- Ilustrador
- Dorothy Luxton Parris (Sketches); Hugh Morton (Cover photo)
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Inscribed, First Edition
- Editorial
- Citizens-Times Publishing Company
- Local de publicação
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Data de publicação
- 1972
- Dimensão
- 8vo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- These Storied Mountains, John Parris, Mountain Bred, My Mountains My People, Roaming the Mountains, The Cherokee Story, Deadline Delayed, Springboard to Berlin
- Catálogos de livreiros
- North Carolina;
Termos da venda
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
Sobre o Vendedor
Shelley and Son Books
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
