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The Cruise of the 'Rosario' amongst the New Hebrides and Santa Cruz Islands, Exposing the Recent Atrocities Connected with the Kidnapping of Natives in the South Seas
by Albert Hastings Markham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Half blue calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, red morocco title label, gilt decorated compartments. Marbled page edges, marbled endpapers. Very solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light rubbing to boards. A few patches of foxing but overall an excellent example. Complete with all plates and the fold-out map (with a short tear and some creasing). Several of the in-text illustrations are repeated. Previous owner's name to leading blank. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xvi, 304
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206T099
- Title
- The Cruise of the 'Rosario' amongst the New Hebrides and Santa Cruz Islands, Exposing the Recent Atrocities Connected with the Kidnapping of Natives in the South Seas
- Author
- Albert Hastings Markham
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, South Pacific Ocean, Travel_Exploration/Oceania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Travel: Oceania;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- 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
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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