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THE MAGIC ISLAND
by Seabrook, W.B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. King, Alexander. First edition, as indicated by the "1" listed under the publisher on the copyright page. Black cloth over boards with gilt particulars to spine and stamped rule and decoration to front board. Black-and-white illustrations throughout by Alexander King. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1 cm closed tear to top edge of title page which does not impact readability of text. Boards are clean, with light to moderate bumping and rubbing to corners. Binding is tight and square.
Reviews
On Oct 16 2014, a reader said:
I actually have this exact copy and came here to find a price on it... I picked it up for $25 at a local book store :) it's wildly racist in some parts and an amazing read..! Badass to know I really do have a first edition!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55035
- Title
- THE MAGIC ISLAND
- Author
- Seabrook, W.B
- Illustrator
- King, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Anthropology
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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