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In The Grip Of The Nyika; Further Adventures in British East Africa. With Illustrations
by Patterson, J.H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1910. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition, third printing of Lieut.-Col. J.H. Patterson's In the Grip of the Nyika.. Octavo, xiv, [2], 389pp, [3], [2pp ads]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration in gilt on front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and maps. Text block cracked in a few places, but still holding. Toning to endpapers, few pages chipped but not affecting text. Corners and edges bumped and lightly rubbed. Spine ends worn, headcap frayed. Previous owner's name written in pencil on front free endpaper. A good example.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12027
- Title
- In The Grip Of The Nyika; Further Adventures in British East Africa. With Illustrations
- Author
- Patterson, J.H
- Illustrator
- First edition, third printing of Lieut.-Col. J.H. Patterson's In the Grip of the Nyika.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- first edition JH Patterson, first edition John Henry Patterson, Man eaters of Tsavo Patterson, With the Zionists in Gallipoli Patterson, With the Judaeans in the Palestine Campaign Patterson
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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