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Travels in Arabia Deserta
by Charles M. Doughty
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Creston, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape and The Medici Society Limited, 1923. Two Volumes, 623/690pp. New Preface by the author, and all original maps, plans and cuts. Foldouts. Appendix to Vol. II includes Geology of the Peninsula of the Arabs and Index and Glossary of Abrabic Words. Top-edges gilt, other edges deckled. Red boards with gilt lettering. Spines slightly sunned, minimal rubbing at the head/tail of spine, boards slightly rubbed, and small sticker of the Illinois "The Horseman's Book Shop" on the front paste-down endpapers along with name of former owner, else, a nice tightly bound clean and unmarked set.. Hard Cover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Charlie's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10114
- Title
- Travels in Arabia Deserta
- Author
- Charles M. Doughty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and The Medici Society Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arabia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Charlie's Books
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Creston, North Carolina
About Charlie's Books
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- New
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