The Discovery of The Pacific Islands
by SHARP, Andrew:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford, University (Clarendon) Press, 1969 Corrected Ed.. Hardback, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Halfbound leather fine binding, with marbled paper boards. Raised and gilt banding to spine with red and black leather spine labels. In very good condition. Later fine binding. Pages and maps all very clean and tight throughout. No previous owners inscriptions or marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xiii + 259pp. Ilustrated with 6 B&W maps, and 4 B&W plates of maps/plans.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92986
- Title
- The Discovery of The Pacific Islands
- Author
- SHARP, Andrew:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford, University (Clarendon) Press, 1969 Corrected Ed.
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL::Far East Far East First Edition Geography History Illustrated Books Maritime Naval Shipping Transport Voyages Yachting
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Spine
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- Marbled Paper
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- Fine Binding
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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...