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I Married Adventure: The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson
by Johnson, Osa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1940. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+. True account of the travel adventures of the author & her husband, Martin, renowned big game hunter & photographer, focusing on their years on the shores of Lake Paradise in Africa. A FIRST EDITION First Printing from 1940, this hardcover book has brown-&-white zebra-striped cloth over boards, decorative endpapers, in 376 pages with 85 aquatone photos throughout, Index. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges & a few larger foxed spots in front matter. Dust dulling to outside page edges & spine darkening, modest rubbing to extremities. Missing DJ. (We are also offering a First Edition in scarce first-issue binding of Ms. Johnson's sequel, "Four Years in Paradise"; please see our listing #022390) Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Reviews
On Jul 28 2017, a reader said:
I saw the Johnsons present their travel movies when I was very young. My grandparents took me, and the book was on their shelf....now on mine. I love this book and have read it many times. The story of their romance is charming, and her courage at a young age is amazing. You may often see it in decorator/design magazines, because of the beautiful zebra print cloth cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020522
- Title
- I Married Adventure: The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson
- Author
- Johnson, Osa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- AFRICA EXPLORATION EXPLORER TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER ANIMALS GAME HUNTING HUSBANDS WIVES COUPLES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
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