[A COMPLETE SET OF THE Encyclopedia of Exploration]
by Howgego, Raymond John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
[Potts Point, New South Wales: Hordern House, 2003-2013].. Five volumes. Quarto. Cloth. As new. In dust jacket. A complete set of this important encyclopedia, containing thousands of articles on the history of exploration from early colonization through 1940. Also includes the fifth and final volume on apocryphal and invented travel narratives. An essential reference tool for anyone interested in the subject.
Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM52661
- Title
- [A COMPLETE SET OF THE Encyclopedia of Exploration]
- Author
- Howgego, Raymond John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hordern House
- Place of Publication
- [Potts Point, New South Wales
- Date Published
- 2003-2013].
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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