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The Book of Other Lands
by Dorothy Margaret Stuart
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. , 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A beautifully presented first edition of this highly illustrated travel work by Dorothy Margaret Stuart. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding with gilt detailing. Written by British poet and author, Dorothy Margaret Stuart, known for her lyrical writing. This work is comprised of fourteen chapters, each providing information on a different country or countries. These include China, Japan, India, Egypt, Italy, Scandinavia and Holland, amongst others. Stuart's aim for this work was to introduce these exotic, far-away countries to her readers. With one hundred and forty illustrations, some of which are in colour.Prize bookplate awarding the book to J. W. A. Ruzieka from Stationers' Company's School in 1927. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, lovely with light bumping to the extremities and minor shelf wear. Bookplate to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Light spotting to fore edge. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884Q22
- Title
- The Book of Other Lands
- Author
- Dorothy Margaret Stuart
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- travel exploration illustrated colour plates exploration dorothy margaret stuart
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- G
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- Cloth
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