Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia
by Prime, William C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros. 1865. F Early edition Collectible. H 3/4 Leather. Very Good. Housed in an attractive period leather binding, of 3/4 polished plum morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling, marbled edges and endpapers (spine faded to a lustrous brown, minor foxing to text, minor discoloration to lower extremities of binding).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0785134
- Title
- Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia
- Author
- Prime, William C
- Illustrator
- b/w Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- H 3/4 Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- F Early edition Collectible
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Travel Maritime Middle East Egyptology
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.
About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
Biblio member since 2003
Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
Vashon Island Books is located on Vashon Island an idylic country setting just a short ferry ride from Downtown Seattle. We are a quality internet bookstore for readers & collectors. We have a select, diverse stock that is constantly changing and growing. We do the majority of our business over the Net and are committed to providing professional service. With 30 plus years combined bookselling experience and knowledge Vashon Island Books provides a trustworthy and respected outlet for your book buying needs
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...