The Cannibal Islands: Captian Cook's Adventures in the South Seas.
by BALLANTYNE, R.M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Nisbet, 1890. Hardcover. Good Plus. 12mo. No date [c 1890's]. Hardback. Original red cloth, gilt and coloured cover. Gilt and pictorial spine. Spine very slightly fading. Binding generally bright, tight and clean. Contents clean throughout. End-papers slightly discoloured and mottled. Frontispiece. No foxing. 120 pages plus two publisher's catalogues at rear. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 12mo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0006307
- Title
- The Cannibal Islands: Captian Cook's Adventures in the South Seas.
- Author
- BALLANTYNE, R.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Nisbet
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- New Zealand
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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