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Being a Buddhist Nun: The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas
by Gutschow, Kim
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0674012879
- ISBN 13
- 9780674012875
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Harvard University Press, 2004. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. Copyright 2004, no further printings listed. Very good hardcover with a very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; blue cloth bind/blue papered over boards are clean, corners remain sharp. Gold gilt titling on spine remains bright and bold. Text is very good throughout. Unclipped dust jacket ($29.95) has very light rubbing, minimal edgewear. Jacket arrives wrapped in protective Mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 309918
- Title
- Being a Buddhist Nun: The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas
- Author
- Gutschow, Kim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674012879
- ISBN 13
- 9780674012875
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Ma
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 6x0x9
- X weight
- 25 oz
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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