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The Duke of Puddle Dock: Travels in the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles
by Barley, Nigel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805019685
- ISBN 13
- 9780805019681
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Clean orange boards with beige cloth spine, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 276 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with one tiny edge tear (1/16"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Tracing the travels of Sir Stamford Raffles, colonial adventurer of the British Empire era. 8 vo. Adventure..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011072
- Title
- The Duke of Puddle Dock: Travels in the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles
- Author
- Barley, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0805019685
- ISBN 13
- 9780805019681
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- RAFFLES THOMAS STAMFORD SIR TRAVEL ADVENTURE BIOGRAPHY BRITISH COLONIAL ERA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Adventure/Travel;
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