The tales of the genii; or, the delightful lessons of Horam, the son of Asmar | Bohn's Illustrated Library no 39
by Sir Charles Morell
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
1857, hardback in green cloth board covers with blind-stamped design, gilt lettering to spine, 420 pages + 32 pages publisher's catalogue, illus. 46 engravings, some full page (many signed J Stephenson ), and many within the text | exterior shows heavy wear - cloth is splitting where boards adjoin spine ( please see images ); spine feels shaky, but all pages remain attached; text block edges are darkened, but pages including plates are clean and bright | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days
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- Title
- The tales of the genii; or, the delightful lessons of Horam, the son of Asmar | Bohn's Illustrated Library no 39
- Author
- Sir Charles Morell
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G Bohn
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Engraving J Stephenson
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