Of Time and the Turtle
by Green, Jeff
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Forest, Ontaria: JG Publishing/Feather Fancier Resources, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-. Inscribed by author to humourist, Arthur Black, this book is a collection of seventy-six "witty, wise, and wonderful stories by Canada's master storyteller." Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, 152 pages. Lower text block edge has a few small, faint spots. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear to upper spine end, spine slightly sunned. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015788
- Title
- Of Time and the Turtle
- Author
- Green, Jeff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- JG Publishing/Feather Fancier Resources
- Place of Publication
- Forest, Ontaria
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- HUMOUR, CANADA, FAMILY HERALD, RADIO,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...