- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 17.83
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
SUBTITLED : `An Anthology of Articles from the New York Times Magazine '. These 495 (mas market) pages gather together approximately seventy stories - some dating to 1926. Markel says in his introduction that these `news' stories satisfy the definition of news : ` speaks to both the immediate event and the broader context. (Background and Foreground). Among the writers represented : C.B. Palmer, Stanley Walker, Wilma Dykeman and Rebecca West. But also : Jawaharial Nehru and Bertrand Russell. Unillustrated. READ more about : One Trick, Cockney voices, courtship, pervasive rituals, NATO, Prince Hamlet, and Coventry ironmasters. Cond : Brown paper wrapper with white lettering. Textblock is tight, bright and crispy, the cover is ugly. No names nor marks. Very good reading copy only. QUote (p. 280) (James Thurber) : " Within a few months Jeannie took to leaving the house when the sun came up and returning when it began to get dark. Her outings seemed to be good for her. She began to look ._._._. . ".…
Seller Inventory # 018425
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Background and Foreground
- Author
- Markel, Lester (editor)
- Publisher
- Dell, New York
- Publication year
- 1963
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 18 to 35 business days | 24 to 32 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 31.00 | US$ 45.65 |
Payment methods
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Store description
I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.
Specialty
western canadiana, ephemera & rarities, horse and horse-related, cowboy stuff, indians and North American first peoples, things that catch my eye - including (non)books, mere bagatellesSeller's business information
Wagon Tongue Books
AB, Canada
Terms of sale
We may accept International money orders or personal cheques; please allow 6 days for cheques to clear. Please make cheques payable to Wagon Tongue Books. I can handle your credit card transactions ONLY through the ABE.commerce program. PAYPAL is also a workable option. We under rate the condition of our books, build cardboard shipping sleeves for protected shipping and respond promptly to requests and queries. Shipping and handling on all books is at the expense of the purchaser, and is often in the $12.95 per item range. Book weight and volume purchases will alter these conditions. We will be happy to re-quote books in Canadian dollars for local buyers and to arrange local `hand-offs'of purchases, if you prefer.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing less than 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.