The land of Midian (revisited)
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1879. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xxviii, 338; vii, [1], 319, plus 32p. publisher's catalogue; folding map, 16 plates (6 of them chromolithographs), a folding map and 17 illustrations in the text; original pictorial ochre cloth stamped in black and gilt; rear hinge starting on volume I, hinges cracked on volume II, spines soiled and a little cracked at the extremities; a good copy, or better. Penzer, p. 96; Casada 44: "The primary purpose of the expedition was 'mineralogical', but it is also noteworth in a geographical sense."
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30192
- Title
- The land of Midian (revisited)
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. Kegan Paul & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Arabia , Discovery , ,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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