The Big Wave
by Buck, Pearl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John Day Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1948. 5th Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, the blue cloth cover has a faint area of slight discoloration at the bottom of the front cover and mild rubbing at the spine-ends, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is chipped at the spine-ends, also, one edge-chip at the top of the front panel, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price (3.25) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, this children's story is illustrated with prints by Hiroshige and Hokusai .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050957
- Title
- The Big Wave
- Author
- Buck, Pearl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 5th Printing
- Publisher
- John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN;
Terms of Sale
Mainly Books
Please add $5.99 USPS media rate shipping in the USA. Please inquire for all other rates. All books subject to prior sale. Paypal, Check, Money Order accepted. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales tax. First printings are always stated in our description. Books are returnable within 10 days. Please contact us for instructions before making a return. We are professional booksellers who place the highest standards on our service, description, and the quality of our stock.
About the Seller
Mainly Books
Biblio member since 2003
Silverdale, Pennsylvania
About Mainly Books
We have been in business since 1990 and have been selling on the Internet since 1996. We take great pride in the quality and condition of our books and our customers agree... "The book arrived safely and is in better condition than described" is a comment we receive often. We respond promptly to all requests and we ship next day for most orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.