Van Wort's Travels in Asia and Africa
by Rupert Van Wort
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago and New York, 1884. Pictorial boards. Very Good. The 1884 1st edition of this exotic travelogue thru late 19th century Asia and Africa. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial panels, with light fraying at the spine ends and edges. Inner hinges tender but still perfectly sturdy. Octavo, 314 pgs. Well over a hundred engravings complementing Van Wort's text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20695
- Title
- Van Wort's Travels in Asia and Africa
- Author
- Rupert Van Wort
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Chicago and New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- rare travel, rare travelogues, rare travel literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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