The World on One Leg
by Walter, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards worn, spine cocked.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards worn, spine cocked.. 1931. Later Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Many photos. Navy cloth binding with gilt lettering on front boards and spine. The orphaned author scraped together the funds working as a mariner in order to attend the University of Washington. There he was a member of the crew team. Rowing in Seattle's damp weather led to an infection in his foot, which later turned septic and required amputation. After he healed, he used his last $150 to buy passage to Honolulu and began a trip around the world which took him to Australia, Japan, India, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and England. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24387
- Title
- The World on One Leg
- Author
- Walter, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards worn, spine cocked.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- 1930s, Travel, Memoirs, World Travelers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed By the Author; Travel and Adventure; Biography and Memoir; All;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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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