The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Tour From Chinese Tibet to the Indian caucasus, Through the Upper Valleys of the Mimalaya
by Wilson, Andrew
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons. Used - Very Good. 1882. Reprint editions. Cloth, Octavo, xviii and 380 pp. Some general wear to boards, including light bumping, spotting and minor discoloration cosistent with ages. Spine has light fraying to head and tail. Binding is quite firm, and pages are clean. (Subject: Central Asia.)
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- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
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- Title
- The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Tour From Chinese Tibet to the Indian caucasus, Through the Upper Valleys of the Mimalaya
- Author
- Wilson, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...