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Wanderings In Patagonia Or Life Among The Ostrich-Hunters. A New Edition With Illustrations. --- 1881 Hardcover
by Beerbohm, Julius
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto And Windus, 1881. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1881 UK Hardcover reprint. Original maroon cloth, illustration front to spine in black, gilt lettering spine, original black coated EPs. Generally clean covers, light rubbing to tips of corners, fading to spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, minor foxing on first and last page otherwise almost no foxing, solid binding, rear EP cracked but holding strong. The book measures 195mm tall x 138mm and has 256 pages, b/w frontispiece illustration, title page illustration, 1 additional full-page illustration, 5 in-text illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003015
- Title
- Wanderings In Patagonia Or Life Among The Ostrich-Hunters. A New Edition With Illustrations. --- 1881 Hardcover
- Author
- Beerbohm, Julius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Chatto And Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, TIERRA DEL FUEGO ERIC SHIPTON MT MT. MOUNT BURNEY MAGELLAN CHARLES DARWIN BEAGLE SKYRING FITZROY FUEGAN FUEGANS THOMAS BRIDGES LUCAS ONAFALKLAND ISLANDS CAPE HORN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; cowboy & western classics; ANDES;
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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