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The Call
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tauss, Herbert. Stated Limited First Edition. Signed By The Author On Tipped In Page. The Book Is Bound In Blue Leather With Gilt Lettering And Decoration. Five Raised Bands. All Edges Gilt. Bound In Marker Ribbon. Marbled Endpapers.
Synopsis
The Call is a novel about an American missionary in China from 1906 until the 1950's. This fictional biography is about David Treadup, a composite character based on multiple missionaries to China. It is supported with diary entries, letters, articles, staff minutes, and other bibliographic accounts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033511
- Title
- The Call
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Illustrator
- Tauss, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 697
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Missionaries - China - Fiction; Missionaries; China. Religious
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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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