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Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey
by Cox, Samuel S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles L. Webster & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Decorated red cloth with light soil and edgewear; spine sunned but legible; bumped spine ends and corners. Binding sound, text unmarked. Interior lightly toned. Chromolitho portrait of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, chromolitho of two eunuchs and a dwarf, and other b/w illustrations. Small prev owner bookplate to front pastedown. Partial card pocket at rear, but no other ex-lib marks. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 685 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 9116
- Title
- Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey
- Author
- Cox, Samuel S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster & Co.
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Turkey, DIPLOMACY, TRAVEL, Middle East
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AmEx and PayPal accepted. Items may be returned within thirty (30) days of receipt, provided they are in the same condition as when ordered. NY residents must add 8.75% sales tax. Heavy or oversized items will require extra postage; international shipping may need to be quoted. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2017
North Tonawanda, New York
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
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