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Rock of Exile A Narrative of Tristan Da Cunha
by Booy, D.M., Illustrated by E.J. Foster
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Devon-Adair Company, 1958. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange cloth in original non price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated with fifteen pages of photographs and drawings by E.J. Foster. The story of the ex-patriot British popul;ation living on the ilse of Tristan da Cunha, 1,200 miles from anywhere in the South Atlantic. Dustjacket shelfworn and chipped at spine ends. Near fine in good dustjacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000899
- Title
- Rock of Exile A Narrative of Tristan Da Cunha
- Author
- Booy, D.M., Illustrated by E.J. Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Devon-Adair Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- TRAVEL, SOUTH ATLANTIC E.J. FOSTER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Alibris4;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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