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The Drums of tapajos (in original dust jacket)
by Colonel S.P. Meek
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Avalon Books, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Presumed first edition. Fine, fresh copy in crisp dust jacket with a bit of spine fade. Hardcover. 224 pp. One white man, Ray Willis, has gone into the "tierra prohibitiva", the land beyond the River Tapajos and had heard the terrible drums beating and seen another white man die of terror at hearing them. But the dying man had given Ray an ancient jewel-encrusted knife and ray felt there was more treasure to be found. He and three more companions hear the scream and find the fresh tracks of a canivorous dinosaur.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E25747
- Title
- The Drums of tapajos (in original dust jacket)
- Author
- Colonel S.P. Meek
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Avalon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- science fiction, lost worlds, south america, dinosaurs,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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