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The Cruise of R.Y.S. Eva
by Kavanagh, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co. Fair with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. x + 216 pp + [i] Frontis piece and 16 tinted illustrations. Original dark blue cloth covers with brilliant gilt sailing ship to front cover. Covers are worn and faded, back strip coming away, parts of spine gone, spine tips worn, old mercantile library sticker to front cover and spine, back board bumped at edge. Interior is clean and unmarked, some corners dogged, foxing throughout, plates all present and nice, some plates have some foxing moving into the plate. Old and a bit fragile, but still readable and fascinating on the interior with wonderful tinted plates. An account of the rather remarkable author's hunting trip to Albania. A shooting cruise off the coast of Albania. Despite being born with only the rudiments of arms and legs Kavanagh triumphed over his physical defects and was an expert shooter and angler and an experienced yachtsman.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003972
- Title
- The Cruise of R.Y.S. Eva
- Author
- Kavanagh, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodges, Smith & Co
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Albania;, Hunting;, Shooting;, Fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Travel/Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- Spine
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