Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate.
by MONCKTON C.A.W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Lane, The Bodley Head,, [1921]. 8vo., Third Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 36 plates and a folding map, endpapers lightly spotted; original blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, uncut, a very good good copy. Sold from a naval institution with its bookplate on front paste-down and crest block in gilt on upper cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2190
- Title
- Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate.
- Author
- MONCKTON C.A.W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head,
- Date Published
- [1921]
- Keywords
- travel, new guinea, australasia, c.a.w. monckton, travel, exploration, australasia, pacific, some, experiences, new, guinea, resident, magistrate
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
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