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HAWAII; by Oscar Lewis / Illustrated by Stephen Medvey
de Lewis, Oscar
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Good +
- Librería
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Random House, 1954. First Landmark Books Edition Series No. 49. Decorative cloth. Near Fine/Good +. Stephen Medvey. 8vo, beige cloth with black lettering and red & green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial colored dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Hawaiian mother and son overlooking Honolulu Bay & Diamond Head with an aircraft carrier and planes flying, illustrated by Stephen Medvey with several full-page two-tone black & brown images & more in-text; pictorial light green wallpaper endpapers depicting Hawaiian scenes, 183 pages. Oscar Lewis (1893 - 1992) was one of the first authors and historians to write seriously about the literary, cultural and social history of the American West, early California, and Hawaii. [He is not to be confused with the American anthropologist who studied poverty.]<br/><br/>Generally SUPERIOR COPY: Tight, unmarked, with light age-toning. The dust jacket is bright with chipping mainly to the head and foot of its spine. Hard to get a better copy for this printing made during the Korean War.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 6920
- Título
- HAWAII; by Oscar Lewis / Illustrated by Stephen Medvey
- Autor
- Lewis, Oscar
- Ilustrador
- Stephen Medvey
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Decorative cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Landmark Books Edition Series No. 49
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Random House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1954
- Palabras clave
- Korean War, history, illustrated, Captain Cook, Pearl Harbor, World War Two, Japanese, missionaries, Teddy Roosevelt, leprosy
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Sobre el vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
