Rockwell Kent's Greenland Journal
by Kent, Rockwell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Obolensky, 1962. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Ivan Obolensky, Inc.; New York, 1962. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, green cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, bit of crimping to spine edges, some rubbing and sunning along board edges, slightly cocked, bumped board corners, some age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to text block edges, mild biblichor, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, sunned spine and verso, mild scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, Dust Wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 302pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1039685
- Title
- Rockwell Kent's Greenland Journal
- Author
- Kent, Rockwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Obolensky
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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