Leaflets From the Danish West Indies: Descriptive of the Social, Political, and Commercial Condition of These Islands
by CHARLES EDWIN TAYLOR
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Edition, First Printing. Finely rebound in modern, nayy leather, with gilt letter on cover and spine. Orginal cover and en/No Jacket
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Edition, First Printing. Finely rebound in modern, navy leather, with gilt letter on cover and spine. Original cover and endpapers, including adverts, part of rebound. Taped closed tears on frontispiece, end paper and title page (see photos). Very good internally with light foxing in places, and with closed tears repaired on pages 95-100. Overall, a very good copy of this scare first edition with historical notes of the exploration and islands of St Thomas and St. John. Illustrated with numerous places throughout. A great copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31657
- Title
- Leaflets From the Danish West Indies: Descriptive of the Social, Political, and Commercial Condition of These Islands
- Author
- CHARLES EDWIN TAYLOR
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition, First Printing. Finely rebound in modern, nayy leather, with gilt letter on cover and spine. Orginal cover and en
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dawson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY
Terms of Sale
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Grinning Cat Books
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