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The Fabulous Flemings of Kathmandu; The Story of Two Doctors in Nepal
by Grace Nies Fletcher
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Co. , 1964 E.P. Dutton & Co., New York. 1964. Hardcover. First Edition (SD). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; ghosting on spine from jacket; light wear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); sun fading to spine; closed tears and wrinkling at front panel bottom; closed tears to head and rear flap corners. Purple cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine. 219 pp 8vo. This is the story of a husband (hospital administrator) and wife (Chief Physician) who established the first modern hospital (Shanta Bhawan) in Kathmandu Nepal in 1956 to deliver Christian healthcare to the population. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009840
- Title
- The Fabulous Flemings of Kathmandu; The Story of Two Doctors in Nepal
- Author
- Grace Nies Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Kathmandu Nepal, Dr. Rob Fleming, Dr. Bethel Fleming, hospital in Nepal, healthcare, tropical medicine, medical missionaries, religion, Christianity, Silent Samaritans, Nepal, Bhutan,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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