Journal of Researches during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle"
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson & Sons. Good with no dust jacket. [c1950]. Hardcover. Spine and boards with moderate rubbing, fading and marks. Fading top page edges.; Reprint edition. [iv], 543 pages. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges dyed blue. Page dimensions: 155 x 102mm. Spine title: 'The Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle"'. [Number 139 in "The Nelson Classics" series.] .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20484
- Title
- Journal of Researches during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle"
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [c1950]
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...