Borneo : Natural History Publications, 2006. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Agnes Newton Keith . Binding is tight but spine is slightly cocked. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Two tiny spots on front free endpaper Edges have some very faint marks Card covers bumped and a soft crease on bottom corner of front cover An insight into social life in Sandakan, as it was capital of the North Borneo British Chartered Company. Sabah was covered under jungle then, and her husband was Forest Curator - the last 'white' forest curator. Her daily life, and her expeditions with her husband into the virgin forest are a unique picture, and drawn with a sharp pencil, and always full of humour. The book was first published in 1939. B & W illustrations

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Bookseller: Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54723
Title: Land Below the Wind
Author: Keith, Agnes Newton
Illustrator: Agnes Newton Keith
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 9838120839
ISBN 13: 9789838120838
Publisher: Natural History Publications
Place of Publication: Borneo
Date Published: 2006
Pages: 371
Keywords: Natural History of Asia Borneo, natural history, Asia, Sabah, Sandakan
X weight: 600.000 kg
Size: Octavo (standard book size)

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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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...