Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers.
by EDWARDS, Amelia B
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Second edition. Octavo. xix, [1], 325, [1], [2, ads] pp. plus three full page illustrations and numerous textual illustrations. Publisher's orange cloth. gilt cover lettering within a stamped red and green and gilt border, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. Some minor wear to extremities, 1892 presentation inscription, chip to tissue over frontispiece. A clean and attractive copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71828
- Title
- Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers.
- Author
- EDWARDS, Amelia B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...