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An Account of the Island of Ceylon
by Robert Percival
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newcastle, Maine, United States
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About This Item
An Account of the Island of Ceylon.
Robert Percival. 1st. Ed. 1803. Pp 420. Contemporary polished calf bindings. Spine gilt. Corners bumped with some loss of calf. Binding is solid with no cracking. Marbled edges. Text is clean and bright, with some light off-setting and spotting on the 3 charts and the fold out map (see photos). Early bookplate of Henry Smith Esq.
An attractive and solid copy. Very Good +.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rachel Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Ju005
- Title
- An Account of the Island of Ceylon
- Author
- Robert Percival
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary polished calf (see photos). Marbled end papers.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. & R Baldwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
- Pages
- 420
- Size
- 4 To.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ceylon
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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