Along the Nile: An Account of the Visit to Egypt of General Ulysses S. Grant and his Tour Through that Country
by Elbert E. Farman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Grafton Press , 1904. Oversized hardcover without dust jacket, stated "second edition 1908" (meaning second printing), xvii + 339 pages (plus a "corrigenda" correcting textual errors), plus many archival black-and-white illustrations;---gently used ex-library copy with green cloth boards with presentable bright and clear gilt spine lettering, also top edge gilt, moderate shelf wear to covers with some light soiling/scuffing, tight in binding, library markings on spine and all four endpapers, rough cut pages age toned along fore and bottom edges, text pages surprisingly fresh and white, very clean and unmarked (hardly a trace of foxing). For more African adventure, see also our listing for Agnes Newton Keith's Children of Allah: Between the Sea and Sahara, and for more on Egypt, see also our listing for Percy Wither's classic Egypt of Yesterday and To-Day, and this, just in, Brian Fagan's Egypt of the Pharaohs [Journey Through an Ancient Land].. Hard Cover. Very Good -.
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- Seller
- Eric James
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 037751
- Title
- Along the Nile: An Account of the Visit to Egypt of General Ulysses S. Grant and his Tour Through that Country
- Author
- Elbert E. Farman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Publisher
- Grafton Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- EAST AFRICA NILE RIVER HISTORY TRANSPORTATION DISCOVERY EXPLORATION TRAVEL NATURE NATURAL American President's 1878 Egyptian Tour Egypt Cairo
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Travel; Nature/Natural Science/Pets;
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Eric James
Payment through Biblio, or directly we accept PayPal, money order or cheque (10 days for clearance within Canada before shipment). Shipping by Canada Post. Shipment within 48 hours of receipt of payment.
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