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The Small World of Khanh Hau
by Hendry, James B
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company, 1964. 8vo size green clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on spine; 312 pages including index and some black and white maps. Non-English language words are underlined in the text as part of the printing process. From page 3: "Viet Nam is a land whose features change dramatically within very short distance, from mountains and high plateaus to coastal plains and inland swamps... The delta village chosen for this particular study bears the name of Khanh Hau, and is located approximately 50 kilometers south of Saigon in the province of Long An, not far from the chief provincial town of Tan An... The land is the heavy, black clay of the delta, stretching flat in all directions... The chief village occupation is wet rice agriculture, carried on by methods which, with a few exceptions, have changed but little over the centuries." Ex-library with typical treatments. Bumped and worn head and heel of spine and corners, rubbing. Penciled price on fep. . First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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- Seller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 006551
- Title
- The Small World of Khanh Hau
- Author
- Hendry, James B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Aldine Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition; 1st Edition; Vietnam; Viet Nam; Khanh Hau; Rural areas; agriculture; Economic;
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Sociology;
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- Cloth
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- Heel
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- 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
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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