Margaret wente (59 risultati)

Condizione: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

paperback. Condizione: Good. minor wear and creasing.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover with Jacket. Condizione: Fine (Book Condition). Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). 1st Edition. Hint of shelfwear to jacket otherwise AS NEW. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. Inscribed by author on title page. Almost as new but for shelf storage. ; 8.30 X 5.50 X 0.75 inches; 239 pages; Signed by author.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 217 Pages Indexed. Three inked-lines of inscription by the author. Bright tight book with no defects noted. Interior text pages are flawless. In 1932 Donald and Lelia Baker arrive at Mondombe, a mission station far up a tributary of the Congo River, to heal and educate the Africans. Dr. Baker is the only doctor for an area the size of Indiana. A year later their daughter Margaret is born. In this book Margaret Baker Wente describes the unusual story of her family's life in the Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, catching marauding leopards, surviving serious malarial attacks and helping a hunting and fishing people gain the knowledge to join the modern world. Living in the jungle without electricity or neighborhood grocery stores demands pioneer ingenuity. Messages come by drum beat; canoes and bicycles provide the usual transportation; mail from the States takes three months to arrive. The mission steamboat Oregon spreads the gospel and provides transportation up and down the river for the mission. Gradually educated Congolese assume positions of responsibility. With independence in 1960, the new Congolese government proves unable to control its rampaging army. The Bakers must be evacuated by the United States Air Force after serving twenty-eight years.…

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. And We Ate the Leopard: Serving in the Belgian Congo. Book.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover with Jacket. Condizione: Fine (Book Condition). Near Fine ( Jacket Condition). 1st Edition. Hint of shelfwear to jacket otherwise AS NEW. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Flat signed on the title page, this copy has a solid tight binding and clean unmarked pages.light edge wear to the dust cover edges.161. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; signed on the title page by Margaret Wente with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: FINE. Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. New archival mylar dj cover. 8vo 239 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. (xii) 239 pp. Signed by Margaret Wente on the title page. Beige boards lettered in gilt on the spine; beige endpaper; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings; ink mark on the upper edge of the text block beside the headband. The Chapters are: Confessions of an Accidental Canadian; Our Icons; Early Me; Confessions of a Mid-Life Bride; I Was Conrad Black's Boss; Roughing It in the Bush con Latte; The Mommy Track; Kids Today; Schools 'r' Us; Our Royals; A Woman's Wisest Years; I Married a Retrosexual; Women without Men; and If We're So Rich Why Aren't We Happy; followed by an epilogue. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition 2004. First Printing. Signed, Insicribed on Title Page. Wrappedin Mylar.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Margaret Wente on the title page.this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.mylar protected dust cover. Signed by Author.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. The book is signed by the author on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. The book is signed by the author on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Dust jacket in very good condition.? Pictures available upon request.? AP.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is signed by the author on the full title page. Signed by Author(s).