New York: A. W. Lovering, 1889 Folio 12" x 9 3/8". Red pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, blue and black. 200 pages. Gilt page edges. Printed on a thick somewhat slick paper. 143 outstanding engraved illustrations. Organized by country or locale followed by a section on explorations. Cut on page 11. Text has a few fox spots, short tears, soiled spots. page 35-36 missing. Half of page 49/50 cut-out. Worn and soiled cover with tape on spine. Some sewing together of the text block appears to have been done at some time. Flyleaf and rear free endpaper removed. Poor condition. .

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Bookseller: Cultural Connection (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019959
Title: Africa Illustrated
Author: Smith, Wm. R
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. W. Lovering
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1889
Bookseller catalogs: General #3;

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Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...