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The John Day Company Inc., New York, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/--. 9 1/2 H x 6 1/2 W x 1 1/2 thick. AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Dust Jacket Missing. Book has ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH in ink. Book is NOT EX-library. Sewn binding. Rag edge pages. Boards and spine are blue cloth, lettering gilt. Front cover is clean, flat, no rips, no stains, has a slightly rubbed bottom corner tip, has no edge wear on top edge and only minor rubbing of colour on bottom edge, there are two faint marks from a fingernail rubbing across front cover cloth. Spine is clean, very slightly sunned, no rips, no stains, has a bit of colour rubbed on top and side edges and a bit more on bottom edge with a slight crease but no where is the cloth holed. Back cover is like front cover. Page edges very slightly sunned, top edge colour is red. Inner end papers are red/white map of the world 1931, both front and back are the same. Second page in has ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH on a light yellow 4 7/8 x 3 5/16 inch label by Author “Carveth Wells” in blue ink. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat, smells just fine. Book is slightly over-opened at title page with the paper cracked for 3/4 of height and spine cloth can be seen but there is no big gap and no pages are loose or missing. I didn’t see any dog ears. Small bit of age darkening in places and photo plates are more ivory than white coloured. Owner’s name, in pencil was on same page as autograph but has been erased off leaving its shadow. Gently read. A nice copy missing only its dust jacket. Original AUTOGRAPH on a light yellow 4 7/8 x 3 5/16 inch label by Author “Carveth Wells” in blue ink, and label is printed with a red elephant and “Here’s to adventure!”. Black/white photo plates, and title page plate “Carveth Wells”. With a Foreword by Lowell Thomas. Carveth Wells 1887 to ? Foreword, Preface, Contents, Appendix.
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- Bookseller
- WILLOWBAY BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B0001Adv-AdvWells
- Title
- Adventure!
- Author
- Carveth Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/--
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The John Day Company Inc., New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 338 Pages
- Size
- 9 1/2 H x 6 1/2 W x 1 1/2 thick
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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WILLOWBAY BOOKS
THERE IS NO COVID-19 IN MY STORE AND MY SALES ARE ONLINE ONLY. IMPORTANT NOTE RE POSTAGE: I love books and most of my books are NEW or LIKE NEW. I'm very careful in describing my books accurately and I've done so to the best of my ability using the IOBA Book Condition guidelines. All items are from a smoke-free, clean, dry environment. My books are from a large private collection, very well taken care of and rarely handled. All descriptions and photos are of the actual books I'm selling. I'm happy to answer any questions regarding my books, just ask. IMPORTANT RE POSTAGE: I'm in Canada so books to the USA/Other Countries are International shipments and may be delayed by CUSTOMS and/or HOMELAND SECURITY. I'm using the Biblio standard postage matrix, which gives average postage fees, therefore sometimes for an OVERSIZE or LARGE heavy book or expensive book, the postage may be too low and may require extra charges. If I know this in advance, I will notify the buyer before the order is processed.
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I'm sure you'll enjoy looking through my books, and purchasing from WILLOWBAY BOOKS. Thanks. Ms. Bronwen Kathy Williams, Ontario, Canada.
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About WILLOWBAY BOOKS
THERE IS NO COVID-19 IN MY STORE AND MY SALES ARE ONLINE ONLY, AND NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANY GERMS.
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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