George Washington Carver Landmark #38 HB/DJ The Story of a Great American
by Anne Terry White; Illustrator: Douglas Gorsline
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Good
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Item Price
$29.00$18.85
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About This Item
Random House, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good. 8x5x1. Douglas Gorsline. Vintage Landmark Hardback Cloth Book with Dust Jacket. Book is in Very Good Plus condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages with some minor soling. There is a Landmark Book Plate on the first title page. No other writing or markings in the book. Outside cloth covers appear to be nice but the Dust Jacket has been clear taped to the book. Dust Jacket is in Good condition showing some soiling primarily to the back cover with some edge chipping and small missing pieces primarily from the top and bottom of the outside spine, with some creasing. Dust Jacket is now covered by a new clear mylar cover. Book has come from a private collection and is NOT an ex-library book. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #38. George Washington Carver was a great American. He was born a slave. He ended up with the Roosevelt Medal and with every man, woman and child in America knowing his name.
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- Bookseller
- Keller Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240511E
- Title
- George Washington Carver Landmark #38 HB/DJ The Story of a Great American
- Author
- Anne Terry White; Illustrator: Douglas Gorsline
- Illustrator
- Douglas Gorsline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Weight
- 1.25 lbs
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About the Seller
Keller Books
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Lynchburg, Virginia
About Keller Books
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- New
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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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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