By Flood and Field : Adventures Ashore and Afloat in North Australia
by Searcy, Alfred
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: G Bell & Sons, 1912. Green bds with blind stamped title to front, and bright Gilt title to spine (bds fresh with minor wear to cloth at cnrs and spine ends, small ding mid spine causing tiny tear in cloth) pp 327 with 18 half tone photo illus, and fold out map to rear. Very tight and clean with presentation inscription to front pastedown. #Australiana#. First British. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11238
- Title
- By Flood and Field : Adventures Ashore and Afloat in North Australia
- Author
- Searcy, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First British
- Publisher
- G Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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