The footprints of the pheasant in the snow
by Johnston, Alnah James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Extremely gently bumped rear corners, very light soiling to fore-edges, extremely faint soiling to boards, two small and circula
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Portland, Maine: A.J. Johnston, 1978. Third printing. Hardcover. Extremely gently bumped rear corners, very light soiling to fore-edges, extremely faint soiling to boards, two small and circular tears to DJ, very light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Very Good(+) DJ.. Octavo in white-pale blue DJ, x, gilt to spine, 257 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations, map (on lining paper) ; 24 cm. Signed by author. || China -- Description and travel.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88901
- Title
- The footprints of the pheasant in the snow
- Author
- Johnston, Alnah James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely gently bumped rear corners, very light soiling to fore-edges, extremely faint soiling to boards, two small and circula
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third printing
- Publisher
- A.J. Johnston
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Maine
- Date Published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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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....