Travels in South Africa.; Comp. and arranged by Bayard Taylor
by Taylor, Bayard (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Spine head & foot and board corners lightly rubbed and chafed else very good. Tight and clean.
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1872. Presumed first ed. Hardcover. Spine head & foot and board corners lightly rubbed and chafed else very good. Tight and clean.. Octavo in maroon-brown stamped cloth illus. in black and gilt; 4 preliminary leaves, 336 pages frontispiece, plates, portraits, folded map 20 cm. Series: Illustrated library of travel and adventure. Asia, Central -- Description and travel. Asia, Central.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87003
- Title
- Travels in South Africa.; Comp. and arranged by Bayard Taylor
- Author
- Taylor, Bayard (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine head & foot and board corners lightly rubbed and chafed else very good. Tight and clean.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first ed
- Publisher
- Scribner, Armstrong, and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Tight
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