Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Yellowish cloth with black decorations to front boards & spine. Decorated endpages. Illustrated throughout with black & white plates; large folding map to rear of volume I. Books are generally soiled & worn over all, with staining to baords, dampwear to lower edges of boards Inner hinges reinforced with blue binder's tape. Signatures started; middle signature to volume 2 cracked open. Foxing, age darkening to pages. Pretty rough shape, but it is the first edition, and both volumes are intact.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 17343
Title: At Home in Fiji (2 vols)
Author: CUMMING, C.F. GORDON
Format/Binding: Decorative Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Poor
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Place of Publication: Edinburgh and London
Date Published: 1881
Keywords: Travel Literature

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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