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The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs
by Baker, Samuel W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co, 1869. Fifth edition. Hardcover. g. Sm.8vo. xix. 414pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Beveled edges. Some chipping to head and tail of spine. Corners rubbed. Minor scuffing. "With the bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of The American Indians in Pasadena, California". A description of the 1861-1862 exploration of the upper Nile tributaries and compelling narrative on the natural history, topography, hunting, and the inhabitants of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Illustrated with full page wood engravings. In good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11282
- Title
- The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs
- Author
- Baker, Samuel W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott and Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- Explorations, 19th Century , Africa desert , harpooning
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Tail
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- G
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bookplate
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- Beveled
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