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Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, by way of Lisbon,Athens, Constantinople, and Jerusalem: performed in the steamers of the Peninsular and oriental company
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Chapman and Hall, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern gilt-blocked boards. Quarter leather. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subjects; Europe, Southern -- Description and travel. Middle East -- Description and travel.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 267911
- Title
- Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, by way of Lisbon,Athens, Constantinople, and Jerusalem: performed in the steamers of the Peninsular and oriental company
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1864
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- First Edition
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