An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India: and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope
by Robertson William
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- Hardcover
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun, and W. Davies, 1799. Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation, vi,[2],441pp, 20pp index, 1pp booklist, 2 large folding maps. Bound in full period tree calf, flat gilt bands, gilt tooling. Calf rubbed, some wear loss on head and tail of spine, wear lines on hinge joints. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, bookplate of Mistley Hall Essex, some light spotting or browing. Pages and maps in good clean condition. A nice copy, in an attractive period binding.. Third Edition. Full Period Tree Calf . 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 096431
- Title
- An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India: and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope
- Author
- Robertson William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun, and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1799
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- India
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Hinge
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- Calf
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.