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The African Adventure Four Hundred Years of Exploration in the "Dangerous Continent"
by Severin, Timothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0525051104
- ISBN 13
- 9780525051107
- Seller
-
Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0525051104 . Publisher's full red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dark red endpapers. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color drawings and reproductions. . Bottom edges and rear cover are lightly rubbed with some loss of the original red color, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket has a tiny rip at the bottom of the spine, else fine. VERY GOOD/ NEAR FINE. . B&W and color drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 288 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20447
- Title
- The African Adventure Four Hundred Years of Exploration in the "Dangerous Continent"
- Author
- Severin, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525051104
- ISBN 13
- 9780525051107
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- 0525051104, Travel and adventure, Exploration, History, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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