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Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe, and along the Shores of the Mediterranean, including a visit to Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus, and Greece with observations on the present state and prospects of Egypt and Palestine, and on the climate, natural history, and antiquities of the countries visited Second Edition enlarged and revised 1844
by Wilde, W.R
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/no dustwrapper
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About This Item
Dublin: William Curry, 1844. 2nd Edition. half leather marbled boards. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. 2 colour maps, b&w text engravings 2nd Edition, revised and enlarged, of William Wilde's narrative of his journey to Madeira, Teneriffe, the Middle East etc, describing his travels and observations in the region which he undertook in 1837; 2 full-page colour maps - Plan of Jerusalem, and Chart of the Coast of Tyre (this latter stated in list of illustrations to p.336 but in fact p. 356), b&w text engravings; William Wilde was a prominent Irish doctor and author, producing works on medicine, archaeology, and Irish folklore, he was the father of Oscar Wilde; this copy new bound in half black leather with gilt bands and titling to spine, marbled boards, new endpapers; occasional light foxing in text, archival repair to top corner of one page (prelims), and edge of illustrations page, o.w. Very Good throughout.
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- Gotcha By The Books
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- Title
- Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe, and along the Shores of the Mediterranean, including a visit to Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus, and Greece with observations on the present state and prospects of Egypt and Palestine, and on the climate, natural history, and antiquities of the countries visited Second Edition enlarged and revised 1844
- Author
- Wilde, W.R
- Format/Binding
- Half leather marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Curry
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1844
- Pages
- 648pp
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Rare Books;
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About Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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