Four Years in Paradise
by Osa Johnson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Halcyon House. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1944. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair DJ: The Book shows moderate wear to the extremities; just a bit of rubbing to the green cloth over boards; a former owner's gift inscription at the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully-used reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows fairly heavy wear with small loss to chipping; a dampstain at the top of the rear panel and numerous small chips and tears; unclipped. Serviceable but has lost its attractiveness. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (9.5 x 6.5 x1.25 inches). Liberally illustrated with duotone photographs. Language: English. Weight: 23.2 ounces. Deckle fore-edge. Handcover with DJ. Osa Johnson was, with her husband Martin, a pioneer in the field of wildlife filmmaking. The sequel to her bestselling I Married Adventure, Four Years in Paradise tells the story of the Johnson's protracted stay at Lake Paradise in Kenya. This book was first published in 1941. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 345 pages; Not Inscribed or Signed by Author. .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 58243
- Title
- Four Years in Paradise
- Author
- Osa Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint edition
- Publisher
- Halcyon House
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- True, Adventure, Women, Travel, East, Africa, Filmmakers, Cinema, Lake
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fair
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- Jacket
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- Marginalia
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- Remainder
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- Inscribed
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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