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UNDERGROUND LIFE; or, Mines and Miners. By L. Simonin. Translated, Adapted to the Present State of British Mining, and Edited by H.W. Bristow. Illustrated with 100 Engravings on Wood, 20 Maps Geologically Coloured, and 10 Plates of Metals and Minerals
by Simonin, L.; H. W. Bristow
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good- condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1869. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Royal octavo (tall 8vo). xx, 522 pages of text including an index, followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding of brown cloth; rebound for a library but without any mark on the exterior. Minor foxing to title page, and just a few pages with tiny tears or chips to edges. Contains 10 color lithograph plates. Ex-library, and stamped as such on page edges, with bookplates on endpapers, but only the title page and following page marked within the text with a small stamp of five numerals in the bottom margin..
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- Seller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 008207
- Title
- UNDERGROUND LIFE; or, Mines and Miners. By L. Simonin. Translated, Adapted to the Present State of British Mining, and Edited by H.W. Bristow. Illustrated with 100 Engravings on Wood, 20 Maps Geologically Coloured, and 10 Plates of Metals and Minerals
- Author
- Simonin, L.; H. W. Bristow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- Royal octavo (tall 8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- Rebound
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Title Page
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