FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON Or Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Acceptable
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hurst & Company. Collectible - Acceptable. NY: Hurst & Co, 1869. 1869 is the only date in book but 'Twenty Thousand Leagues..' (1873-1874) is mentioned in the publisher's note. Early printing. Not the Arlington edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 345 pgs. B/w frontis and plates. Fair. Brown cloth decorated with flowers. Gilt on spine is faded. Covers quite edgeworn and spine ends are tattered. Hinge shaken. Half the front endpaper is torn out and the rear endpaper is missing. Pencil writing on the 2nd front endpaper and reverse of frontis. Foxing to some pgs. Hinge starting in many places but binding still holding by threads in those areas. Text clean. Inquire if you need further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B30690-SF-VER
- Title
- FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON Or Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company
Terms of Sale
Wonder Book
RETURNS are cheerfully accepted up to 30 days. We ship out within 1-2 business days and U.S. Standard Shipments usually arrive within 6-9 business days, Priority 3-6.
About the Seller
Wonder Book
Biblio member since 2003
Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...