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THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU
by Lummis, Charles F. (Inscribed by Lummis, and dated "Oct. 17, '96" on front fly leaf)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
18 mo. (6 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Boston and New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. First American Edition. Hardcover, cloth. 126 pages, with black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham, R.C.A. based on photographs made by Lummis; very good condition, decorative cloth binding, title and author in gilt on upper front cover next to a representation of a South American idol. Title and author in gilt on spine; top edge gilt. One very small 1/8 inch area of minor wear to lower spine, not affecting contents.
Stories about adventures in Peru, and " . . . attempts to frustrate archaeological investigations . . . . "
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 974
- Title
- THE GOLD FISH OF GRAN CHIMU
- Author
- Lummis, Charles F. (Inscribed by Lummis, and dated "Oct. 17, '96" on front fly leaf)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lamson, Wolffe, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old and Rare; Travel; Association Copy; Adventure; signed by author; First Edition; Antiquarian; Charles F. Lummis; Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
Prices are net. All items subject to prior sale. Postage in most cases will be under $8 but can vary by weight and distance. California sales tax is 9.50%. Returns accepted with prior notice within 5 days of receipt at original purchase price, provided item is in same condition as received. Payment by credit card, PayPal (caravanbookstore@yahoo.com), or check drawn on U.S. funds.
About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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