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Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, during the Years 1823 and 1824. Vol I and II
by Capt. Charles Stuart Cochrane
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, 1825 A fair 2 volume set in contemporary half calf binding with 2 hand coloured frontispieces and a large folding map. The bindings have gilt lines and title labels to spines and marbled boards. There is general rubbing to surfaces and edges with fraying and small loss of leather at spine ends and corners and some paper loss at the edges. The spine joints have wear and there is some splitting at the front spine joint of Vol I at the bottom although the bindings are currently sound. Corners with some turning with a bump to the top back corner of Vol II. The title label of Vol II has small loss at the top. Contents: Vol I: pencil inscription to fep; sixpenny stamp from reign of Edward VII (1901-1910) at the top of initial blank; frontispiece; title; dedication 2pp; preface 2pp; contents pp iv-xv; folding map; text pp 1-524; final blank. Vol II: pencil inscription to front endpaper; initial blank; frontispiece; title; contents pp iii-viii; text pp 1-498; appendices pp 499-515; errata 1 p; final blank. Both volumes have general marking and spotting particularly in the margins. This is more pronounced in Vol I. The map has an old repair at the attachment. Vol II has some rough page opening with slight loss at the side margins of pp 91/2, 235/6, 329/330, 331/2. There is some staining to the rear endpapers of Vol II and a small tear at the bottom edge of the rear free endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033024
- Title
- Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, during the Years 1823 and 1824. Vol I and II
- Author
- Capt. Charles Stuart Cochrane
- Illustrator
- R Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- south america; colombia; nineteenth century colombia; travels in colombia; captain charles stuart cochrane
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY; TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
E C Books
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Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fair
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- Spine
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
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