Kim of Korea
by Faith Norris, Peter Lumn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$211.50NZ$148.05
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About This Item
New York, NY: Julian Messner, Inc. , 1955 Julian Messner, Inc., New York. 1955. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Junior Literary Guild A Group selection. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail; light bumping to bottom edge of boards. DJ: Good; closed tears to rear flap edge, spine and at head, tail, and center. Khaki cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and Korean elder and boy on the front board. 157 pp 8vo. Kim is a Korean War orphan who is trying to go from Seoul to Inchon to meet and American soldier. Along the way many people help Kim in his journey with is an adventure in itself and a way to meet and understand the Korean people. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016227
- Title
- Kim of Korea
- Author
- Faith Norris, Peter Lumn
- Illustrator
- Kurt Wiese
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Julian Messner, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Korea, Korean War, Korean orphan, U.S. Army, Fictional tale of Korea, Korean people, Seoul, Inchon, Pak the boatman, adolescent fiction,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adolescent/Childrens Books;
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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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...