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The Children of Madagascar
by Herbert F. Standing
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1887. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of Herbert F. Standing's Madagascan travel work, written whilst he was a missionary. The first edition of this work.An explorative travel work, discussing the lives of children living in Madagascar.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, twenty-eight plates, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written by Herbert F. Standing, a Quaker missionary.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries.Eight pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Some spots to the fore edge. Front hinge of starting but firm. Prior owner's stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few scattered spots. Prior owner's stamp to the half-title. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 722P3
- Title
- The Children of Madagascar
- Author
- Herbert F. Standing
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Religious Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- madagascar travel children herbert f. standing travel east africa missionary
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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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