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The Wild Orchid
by Sigrid Undset
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1932 hardcover as pictured. A classic novel by the Norwegian Nobelist translated into English by Arthur Chater. Binding is intact. Cranberry cloth boards with black stamping are lightly soiled with some fraying at head and tail of spine, gently bumped corners and fading over spine and edges of boards. Rough cut text block with a few tears where uncut pages were separated. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2743
- Title
- The Wild Orchid
- Author
- Sigrid Undset
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 10th Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf (a Borzio Book)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Pages
- 412
- Size
- 5x7.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Norwegian Literature, Norwegian Authors, Gymnadenia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Norway;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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