Life in Abyssinia, 2 Volumes
by Parkyns, Mansfield
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1854. Book. Illus. by 8 Illlustrations in Vol One, 5 in Vol Two, All But One Full Page Plates. Very Good. Cloth. First U.S.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Subtitle, "Being Notes Collected During three Years' Residence and Travels in that Country". Big game hunting, remote travel, culture and tribes, this was an important, early book on mid 19th Century Ethiopia, and very readable. Pages 350 plus 10 pages publisher ads, and vol 2 pages 355 plus 4 pages publ ads. Original blind stamped cloth, Victorian binding with faded gilt tribesmen on the bottom of the spines, with gilt titles. Tight , solid set, but some foxing inside. Protected in clear, mylar dustjackets..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008754
- Title
- Life in Abyssinia, 2 Volumes
- Author
- Parkyns, Mansfield
- Illustrator
- 8 Illlustrations in Vol One, 5 in Vol Two, All But One Full Page Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First U.S.
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Africa, Travel, Ethiopia, Abyssinia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa, Sub-Saharan;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...