A Tourist in Africa
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little, Brown, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated first edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean toast brown cloth boards with pink lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Tasteful previous owner bookplate, a few small scrapes on front free endpaper. Pages are clean. Illustrated with photographs. 201 pages. Dust jacket has 1" chip at top spine edge, small chip at upper edge of front panel; some water-spotting to background of spine; not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034799
- Title
- A Tourist in Africa
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- TRAVEL, AFRICA, EVELYN WAUGH, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Travel;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Biblio member since 2003
Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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- New
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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