The Lost World of Quintana Roo
by Peissel, Michel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964 VG/VG+. 8vo. original red cloth gilt (spine slanted, board edges a bit flecked, endpapers, prelims & leaf edges slightly foxed, & occ. in text, label removal mark at foot of front pastedown) in dustwrapper (a bit rubbed, spine sunned); pp. xii (last blank), 306, with 30 photographs & 15 maps + diagrams. A very good copy.. First UK. Hard Cover. VG/VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000830
- Title
- The Lost World of Quintana Roo
- Author
- Peissel, Michel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First UK
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Michel Peissel Lost World Quintana Roo Maya Mexico Yucatan Central America
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...