The Devil Drives, A Life of Sir Richard Burton
by Brodie, Fawn M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1968. 8vo, pp. 390, Index, b/w plates, endpaper maps, previous owner's inscription, minor foxing edges, original cloth boards, edges and lower portion spine yellowed, in poor d.j. edges chipped with loss, 10cm portion bottom rear edge lost and 5cm portion top rear edges, repaired and protected. Biography of the explorer, natural historian, and linguist. Reprint. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84259
- Title
- The Devil Drives, A Life of Sir Richard Burton
- Author
- Brodie, Fawn M
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Africa, Asia, Biography, Culture, Expedition, Exploration, Language, Middle East
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
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- Edges
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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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...