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Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx: Personal Experiences, Adventures and Wanderings in and around The Island of Mauritius
by Nicholas Pike
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Recent half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands and black morocco title label. Ex-library book with some inked numbers to title page and library regulations slip tipped-in to first page of Chapter 1. Several pages have been folded to upper corner. Some marking and stains to text and plates. Horizontal tear to leaf E1 with old repair. Creasing to map at p112. Overall a Good Plus example housed in a Very Good Plus modern binding. . Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xviii, 509, [3]
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- Seller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1206T096
- Title
- Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx: Personal Experiences, Adventures and Wanderings in and around The Island of Mauritius
- Author
- Nicholas Pike
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- Mauritius, Travel_Exploration/Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Travel: Africa;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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