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The Sea and the Jungle
by Tomlinson, H. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Clare Leighton. 8vo. First of this edition, limited to 515 copies, this being no. 353, signed by the author. Green buckram, top edge gilt, with gilt spine titles. Spine slightly tanned, light tanning to the front endpapers from offsetting of binding, a few light damp spots to the covers, and slightly cocked, nice copy otherwise without the dust jacket. Contains a new author foreword for this edition plus 16 excellent woodcuts by Clare Leighton. The author's first book. first published in 1912, a classic of South American and particularly Amazonian Travel.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47560
- Title
- The Sea and the Jungle
- Author
- Tomlinson, H. M
- Illustrator
- Clare Leighton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Top Edge Gilt
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