MOROCCO: ITS PEOPLE AND PLACES; Morocco: Its People and Places. Translated by T.Rollin-Tilton. [Illustrations by C.Barberis]
by Amicis, Edmondo (de)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell, Petter,Galpin& Co, 1879. Hardcover. Good Plus. C. Barberis. Original red pictorial cloth, with beveled edges. Rubbing to extremities and some tears to cloth, but structurally very sound. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover, gilt scene of 2 people sitting on a rug on front cover. Cover stained and browned. More than 150 interesting full page and in-text illustrations, well done. All edges gilt. Clean copy internally. 12 in. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. 408pp,including index + advertisement. Well written and interesting. Translated by T. Rollin-Tilton. Translated by T. Rollin-Tilton.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80165
- Title
- MOROCCO: ITS PEOPLE AND PLACES; Morocco: Its People and Places. Translated by T.Rollin-Tilton. [Illustrations by C.Barberis]
- Author
- Amicis, Edmondo (de)
- Illustrator
- C. Barberis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter,Galpin& Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
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- Gilt
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- Beveled
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
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- Edges
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