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Northwest Passage
by Roberts, Kenneth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937. Copy #469 of 1050 copies in the First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR at Limitation Page, Two volume set in original red cloth, top edge gilt, map end pages Vol. I, tissue-guarded lithograph of Major Robert Rogers Vol. II, Both volumes Near Fine, spines sunned, lacking the dust jackets and slipcase, toning at title and verso of half title from an old clipping , which also left impression from clip top edge 1st 4 pages. Binding tight and unmarked, set appears unread. Basis of the 1940 film starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Walter Brennan. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
Reviews
On Jan 2 2021, a reader said:
A fantastic page turner interesting educational and descriptive enough to feel one is actually also in the action on the life journey 12/10 !!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007131
- Title
- Northwest Passage
- Author
- Roberts, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Historical Fiction; Film;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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