The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa - accompanied by biographical sketch of the author
by Baines, Thomas
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Edward Stanford, London / J W C Mackay, Port Elizabeth, Cape C, 1877. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 240 pages plus folded facsimile letter and folded map (at the rear in a pocket) (complete). An aged, resolute copy. The boards are much worn all about. They are scuffed, marked, stained. Stamped black decoration, gilt illustration on the front board. The spine has much wear from head to foot. It has been carefully repaired. Gilt titling. The boards are sturdy, sound, sure. Some early pages are facsimiles. The contents are otherwise aged. The pages are a little discoloured from storage and the years, there are smudges, spots, flecks of foxing throughout. Even yet, the pages are benign, placid, tight, clear, convivial, competent, assured, still most suitable for resource. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
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- Title
- The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa - accompanied by biographical sketch of the author
- Author
- Baines, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford, London / J W C Mackay, Port Elizabeth, Cape C
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...