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Gorillas in the Mist
by Fossey, Dian
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very faint rubbing to tips of cloth spine, still fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with very mild edge wear to tips/corners,
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1983. First edition, first printing. Very faint rubbing to tips of cloth spine, still fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with very mild edge wear to tips/corners, in mylar cover.. Association Copy. Affectionately inscribed by the author on the half-title to Colorado naturalist author, Charles Southwick: "To Chuck / With all best wishes for / your interest and support / of the gorilla research. / Warm regards / Dian Fossey". Signed by Charles Southwick on the ffep. Among many teaching posts, Southwick served as Chairman of the Department of EPO Biology at the University of Colorado.
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- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210747
- Title
- Gorillas in the Mist
- Author
- Fossey, Dian
- Book Condition
- Used - Very faint rubbing to tips of cloth spine, still fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with very mild edge wear to tips/corners,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin & Co.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Signed, Association Copy, Gorillas, Primates, Great apes.
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The Hermitage Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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