Merv: a Story of Adventures and Captivity Epitomized from `Merv Oasis`
by O'Donovan, Edmond
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1883. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. frontis (portrait), xi, 348p. plus (4)p. publisher's advertisements. Original brown cloth. 20cm. Cover spotting, mostly on the lower quarter of the book. Free endpapers partially pasted down. Light stain on lower portion of frontis. Former owner's name on title-page. Abridged from "The Merv Oasis" to emphasize adventure. O'Donovan survived his captivity in Merv only to die on another adventure in the Sudan in the year this edition was published.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79443
- Title
- Merv: a Story of Adventures and Captivity Epitomized from `Merv Oasis`
- Author
- O'Donovan, Edmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
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McBlain Books
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Hamden, Connecticut
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Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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