London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879.. 1879.. Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The head of the spine is chipped and the cloth is splitting along the top of the rear joint. [iv] & 171 pages plus a 32-page publisher's catalog. The text block is cracked opposite the table of contents and a gathering of signatures from the catalog is detached. Good. <p>First edition. RARE. [RLIN and OCLC locate only 5 copies between them].<p>A wonderful little book on the Aquitaine region of Southwest France.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19064
Title: GUIENNE. Notes of an Autumn Tour. By Algernon Taylor
Author: Taylor, Algernon
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879.
Date Published: 1879.
Keywords: TRAVEL; FIRST EDITION; SOUTHWEST FRANCE; AQUITAINE; 1ST EDITION; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; ALGERNON TAYLOR.
Bookseller catalogs: Travel & History;

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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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,...
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