Sick Heart River
by John Buchan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. First British Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hodder and Stoughton; London, 1941. Hardcover. First UK Edition. A Very Good, green buckram binding with blind stamped initials on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing and discoloration spots to boards, mild crimping to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, bumped top board corners, some discoloration and scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, previous owner handwritten ink name and date front free endpaper, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, age toning to pages, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, sunning to spine and verso, age toned panels/flaps and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 318pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Sick Heart River (1941) is a novel by Scottish author John Buchan set in Canada. It was published posthumously. The book was published in the United States under the title Mountain Meadow.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1041180
- Title
- Sick Heart River
- Author
- John Buchan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...