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The High Grass Trail - being the difficulties and diversions of two; trekking, and shooting for sustenance in dense bush across British Central Africa
by Savile, Frank
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1924. Illustrated with 10 plates, pp 255. some foxing thoughout, pages 14/15 browned from a stored paper, slightly cracked hinges throughout, two plates may have been loose at one stage as their outer margins are slightly frayed, two signatures and a short presentation note on front endpaper, red cloth a bit worn and frayed, the spine is more worn and fraying at the head and tail, a tiny indentation half-way down the spine and a small piece missing at the base leading to a partial loss of the word "Witherby". Probably a better copy than it sounds. EXTREMELY SCARCE.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009030
- Title
- The High Grass Trail - being the difficulties and diversions of two; trekking, and shooting for sustenance in dense bush across British Central Africa
- Author
- Savile, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H.F. & G. Witherby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- travel.sporting.african.nyasaland.northern rhodesia.zambia.zimbabwe.malawi.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Sporting;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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