Upper Egypt: And It's Products a Descriptive Account of the Manners, Customs, Superstitions, and Occupations of the Nile Valley, the Desert, and the Red Sea Coast with Skethces of the Natural History and Geology
by Klunzinger, C.B
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1878. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark brown decorative cloth with gilt titles to spine. Some light rubbing to spine ends, corners lightly bumped. a few small paint marrks. Dark brown endpapers the webing is showing but the hinge is good and intact. The binding is tight and good, pages bright and clean, has the printed corrections slip to the rear of the book. This is a very good collectable copy of a scarce first edition..
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- Bookseller
- krokodile books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004315
- Title
- Upper Egypt: And It's Products a Descriptive Account of the Manners, Customs, Superstitions, and Occupations of the Nile Valley, the Desert, and the Red Sea Coast with Skethces of the Natural History and Geology
- Author
- Klunzinger, C.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
krokodile books
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire
About krokodile books
Krokodile Books is a specialist bookseller
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
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secondhand books in the year 2000.
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
Books opened for business with rare and
secondhand books in the year 2000.
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- 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....