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Far Away Up the Nile
by John G. Millais
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7". Various. The first edition of Millais' beautiful study into the River Nile, a lavishly illustrated work following the River along its course. The first edition of this work.An explorative work of the River Nile, taking the reader along the reaches of the river and the villages along it.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-nine plates.Collated, complete.By John G. Millais. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Faint ringmark to the front board. Light bumping to the spine and extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Amateur repair to the gutter between the front endpaper and half-title. Small bump to the text block between pages 192 and 205. The occasional pencil note to the margin. Newspaper clippings to the reverse of the plates facing pages 187, 188, and 192. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 786P52
- Title
- Far Away Up the Nile
- Author
- John G. Millais
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Far Away Up the Nile nile travel africa nile exploration
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Spine
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- Text Block
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- G
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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