The Voyages Of Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier: According to the text of the Original Narrative
by Dampier, William
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About This Item
Edinburgh W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed by Robin Castell and a small plate tipped in on the inner board and a prize plate tipped in on the front free end paper page. Frontispiece. Publication of 288 pages and 15 pages of Selected list of books. There is gilt on the spine and decoration on the front cover. The boards are a little shelf rubbed a touch edge worn. There is foxing on the first and last pages. The text is legible. The binding is strong. In good condition considering the age of the book (1899). GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Title
- The Voyages Of Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier: According to the text of the Original Narrative
- Author
- Dampier, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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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...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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