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Vasco da Gama: His Voyages and Adventures
by George M. Towle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/None
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
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About This Item
This is a Heroes of History selection from the publishers. Chronicles in typical Western European style and content the Portuguese navigator and explorer who completed the first successful voyage from Europe to India, opening up the spice trade for Portugal.
Boards are soiled, corners bumped. Spine gilting and titles are somewhat faded. Bookplate on FEP was issued from the Bridgeton Parish Church Sabbath School to a student for winning First Prize for "Attendance, Repetition and General Good Behavior, 1899-1900." FFEP is browned from laying against the bookplate. endpapers, frontispiece, title page and Table of Contents page have an oil-like stain on the fore edge that does not cover any text. Hinge is tight and pages are clean. There are 4 pages of advertisements for adventure, travel and discovery books for young boys in the back of the book.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 573
- Title
- Vasco da Gama
- Author
- George M. Towle
- Format/Binding
- Blue embossed boards with black and gilt titles, designs, ruling and cover illustration
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London / Edinburgh / New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- 187
- Size
- 5 x 7 3/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- age of Exploration, Explorers, Vasco da Gama, 16th Century History, Portuagal, Ships, Sailing, India, Africa, spices
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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