Algeria and Tunis.
by NESBITT, Frances E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1906. Adam & Charles Black, 1906. 8vo., original blue highly decorative boards, lettered in gilt, with a gilt top edge; 70 colour-plate illustrations, captioned on the tissue guard, pull-out map and [6] pp adverts at the end of the volume; the spine ends are a little bruised with some minute cracks to the tail, the corner of the upper panel is bumped, endpapers a little browned as usual, else a very good copy; Provenance: from the library of David Martin Dakin, expert on Sherlock Holmes and author of A Sherlock Holmes Commentary, inscribed 'D. Martin Dakin Oct. 25th 1951' also with his marginal notes. First edition. 2000 copies. ‘A & C Black’s Twenty Shilling series of colour plate books, published from 1901 onwards, brought the world into the home at a time when travel, especially overseas, was much more difficult than it is today. For the first time books containing large numbers of colour plates – up to 100 per volume – were made available to the public at an affordable price.’ (Inman) Inman 1.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2071570
- Title
- Algeria and Tunis.
- Author
- NESBITT, Frances E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1906
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Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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London, London
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- Gilt
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- Tail
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Plate
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