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CARTAGENA AND THE BANKS OF THE SINU
by CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM, R.B
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1920. 1st ed. . Red Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 17 Cms x 25.5 Cms. f/oiece w. tissue-guard (author on horseback)+xiv+247, front and bottom edges uncut; heavy tanning to recto of a blank frony fly leaf, same verso final page, faint tanning strips to outer sides of endpapers presumably off-set from now absent jacket, flecks also to text-block edges, otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked; covers clean and barely worn but slight fading to spine and adjacent strip of front board. Uncommon. The author (1852-1936) was well known and colourful figure whose career ranged from cattle ranching in Argentina and troublesome left-wing M.P.to leading Scottish nationalist as well as being a prolific author (mainly of books on South America and short stories).
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011244
- Title
- CARTAGENA AND THE BANKS OF THE SINU
- Author
- CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM, R.B
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 17 Cms x 25.5 Cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- South America travel exploration Colombia history Spanish empire
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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