Pig War Islands
by Richardson, David
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Eastsound, WA: Orcas Publishing Company, 1971 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 362 pages, sources, index, maps on the endpapers. Rubbing to the corners and spine ends, small bump to the lower text block, light top edge soiling, previous owner's label and stamp on the front free endpaper. The jacket is in rough shape: tape repaired front flap, heavy chipping and creases to the edges and extremities, wrinkles and small imperfections on the surfaces, tape, scrape and previous owner's category label on the spine. Now in archival jacket. Text clean, binding sound..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Else Fine Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003388
- Title
- Pig War Islands
- Author
- Richardson, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Orcas Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Eastsound, WA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Washington State
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Else Fine Booksellers
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Tacoma, Washington
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"Else Fine" is a play on words, perhaps referring to something of value yet slightly worse for wear. It perfectly describes the booksellers at Else Fine, who have been dealing in used and rare books for over 25 years. We specialize in science fiction, interesting ephemera, books on books, radical literature and history, Pacific Northwest Americana, literature, and whatever else catches our eye.
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...