Rovings on Land and Sea
by Henry E. Davenport
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1860 on title page, 316 pages plus some engravings and text illustrations, Very Good Minus, publishers brown blind stamped cloth binding, overall lightly faded, gilt title to spine light wear to binding and wear to head and heel, previous owner W.H.H. Walbridge Library stamp on front pastedown, foxing and fold to first free page, Text pretty clean, some smudges some random foxing and foxing to edges, little slant. Shows nicely in custom mylar sleeve. Bargain Priced. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003685
- Title
- Rovings on Land and Sea
- Author
- Henry E. Davenport
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thayer and Eldridge
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- California History
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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