A handbook for travellers in India and Pakistan Burma and Ceylon including the Portuguese and French possessions and the Indian States.
by MURRAY John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Sixteenth edition with numerous maps and plans. Red Cloth with gilt titles on front and spine, bumped, titles somewhat rubbed, board edges worn. 1949, in-8°, 792 pp, publisher's cloth, dust wrappers, maps and plans, directory and index, (1952 reprint). Prior owner signature on ffep. . Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 1952.
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- Bookseller
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013919
- Title
- A handbook for travellers in India and Pakistan Burma and Ceylon including the Portuguese and French possessions and the Indian States.
- Author
- MURRAY John
- Illustrator
- John Murray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Date Published
- 1952
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About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
Biblio member since 2019
Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
We are a 50 year old, third generation antiquarian bookshop nestled in the bucolic Hudson Highlands of New York's historic Hudson Valley, less than a mile from a transverse of the Appalachian Trail. While we have strong first edition literature and poetry collections, we specialize in New York, history, and Americana. We are a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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