NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE IN AFRICA FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME (1840) The Family Library No. 16.
by Wilson, Jameson J. & Hugh Murry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros.. Very Good. 1840. Hardcover. Clean black cloth with gilt decorated spine. Hinges & text tight, clean & intact. Sixteen engravings including fold-out frontis map and title page vignette. Light foxing. Africa. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 359 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8002
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE IN AFRICA FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME (1840) The Family Library No. 16.
- Author
- Wilson, Jameson J. & Hugh Murry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- African Travel & Exploration; Geology;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Cloth
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- Vignette
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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