The Ivory King. A Popular History of the Elephant and its Allies.
by Holder, Charles Frederick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886., 1886. First printing. 8vo. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. xiv, 330 pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial olive green cloth binding stamped in white and in black. Shallow loss at the spinal extremities, small piece center of spine, wear at the extremities, else tight, good plus.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Dorn ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19324
- Title
- The Ivory King. A Popular History of the Elephant and its Allies.
- Author
- Holder, Charles Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Thomas Dorn ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Canton, Georgia
About Thomas Dorn ABAA
Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International Leagure of Antiquarian Booksellers. I specialize in literary first editions, Africa -- exploration, big game hunting, flora & fauna, medical books, foreign literature in english translation, medicine, science, philosophy, and general antiquarian.
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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