The Gateway to the Sahara: Observations and Experiences in Tripoli.
by Furlong, Charles Wellington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, upper corner bumped, tight and unmarked.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York. : Charles Scribner’s Sons., 1909. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s blue cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt, blindstamped star and crescent device on cover. . Very good, upper corner bumped, tight and unmarked.. 8vo., 21.5x14.5 cm.. weight: 2.0 lb. Color frontis, numerous illustrations, three maps, one folding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355534
- Title
- The Gateway to the Sahara: Observations and Experiences in Tripoli.
- Author
- Furlong, Charles Wellington
- Format/Binding
- Publisher’s blue cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt, blindstamped star and crescent device on cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, upper corner bumped, tight and unmarked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner’s Sons.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1909
- Pages
- xxvi, 306 pp.
- Size
- 8vo., 21.5x14.5 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...