Wild Life Under the Equator. Narrated for Young People
by Du Chaillu, Paul
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896 A solid book, hinges intact, has a very slight lean. Brown end papers , numerous engravings including the frontispiece have tissue protection intact. Minor reading smudges and very little foxing although tissues are yellowed.. Brown boards with gilt decoration of gorilla , guns and title. Spine gilt is very dulled although title in embossed. Bumping and rubbing to most edges indicative of shelfwear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westside Stories (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 902951
- Title
- Wild Life Under the Equator. Narrated for Young People
- Author
- Du Chaillu, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Parrot Island Africa Animals Gorillas Hunting Snakes Birds Njambai
Terms of Sale
Westside Stories
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Extra shipping required on heavier books.
About the Seller
Westside Stories
Biblio member since 2015
Hamilton, Ontario
About Westside Stories
Used, hard to find, and out of print books. Large fiction and non-fiction sections, Over 25000 books in store.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.