The Fisherman and the Grateful Turtle
by Essei Okawa
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Union City, CA: Heian International Inc., 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Koichi Murakami. First printing stated. Book has tiny, nearly imperceptible bumps at head of spine and upper fore edge corner. No marks. Binding is tight. Dust jacket has a small tear at the upper front spine edge. A few creases along edges. DJ has been placed in an archival protective cover. Part of Heian's Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Rare jacketed copy. 8 x 10.25 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007979
- Title
- The Fisherman and the Grateful Turtle
- Author
- Essei Okawa
- Illustrator
- Koichi Murakami
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heian International Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Union City, CA
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Urashima Taro, Japanese Fairy tales, Japan, fairy tales,
Terms of Sale
Boyd Used & Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Boyd Used & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2013
Portland, Oregon
About Boyd Used & Rare Books
We sell previously owned books, magazines, journals, historic documents and ephemera, specializing in unique and hard-to-find titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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