An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of The illustrious Colonel Clay
by Allen, Grant
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, viii, 317 p., [2] - ads. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt stamped illustrated front board, with gilt lettering. Spine ends expertly repaired with Japanese tissue and coloured to match, the text block repaired, with a few pencil ticks in the margins and light foxing to the endpapers. Overall a very good, clean copy in a tight binding. Queen's Quorum 21.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5399
- Title
- An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of The illustrious Colonel Clay
- Author
- Allen, Grant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- 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....