Katherine Dunham's Journey to Accompong
by Katherine Dunham
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Henry Holt. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good. Ted Cook. Light shelfwear to corners and edges, minor rubbing, prev. owner's unique bookplate on front pastedown. Jacket shows edgewear, spine a bit faded, light rubbing/soiling; not price clipped. Dunham's study of the Maroons, an isolated primitive tribe in Jamaica. Nicely printed in brown ink, on heavy stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trench Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007568
- Title
- Katherine Dunham's Journey to Accompong
- Author
- Katherine Dunham
- Illustrator
- Ted Cook
- Format/Binding
- Brown Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration/Adventure; African/American Studies;
Terms of Sale
Trench Books
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About the Seller
Trench Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hudson, Maine
About Trench Books
General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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- Shelfwear
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
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- 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....