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In Barbary: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and the Sahara
by Powell, Alexander E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1926. Presumed First. Hardcover. Good -. The Century Company, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 5 ¾” x 8 ¾”. Full DJ missing, presumed clipping of front flap of DJ pasted to pastedown endpaper. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and red, black and gilt decoration. Edges lightly bumped. Corners rubbed. Spine heavily faded. Head and tail of spine rubbed from shelfwear. Spine roll. Soiling to edges of textblock. Hinge cracked at front and rear endpapers, boards slightly separated from textblock due to cracking. Prev. owner inscription on ffep. Ex-library edition with usual marks. Rear pastedown endpaper slightly torn from possible removal of a cardpocket. Edge-tanning and heavy foxing to pages throughout. Light evidence of dampstain on several pages at hinges throughout. Pages are unmarked. Some “old book smell” to pages. Beautiful color gate-fold maps and sepia-toned plates of photographs throughout add to the richness of this travelogue by war correspondent and adventure writer E. Alexander Powell. History
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03BSU
- Title
- In Barbary
- Author
- Powell, Alexander E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed First
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 483
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
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.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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- 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.
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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