Raffles
by Collis, Maurice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Day, 1968. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good. The story of the man who founded Singapore and who "captured" Java from the Dutch. 8vo, 228pp, b&w ills. Blue gilt cloth in original pictorial dj, slt chipped at edges. Internally bright and fresh.
Synopsis
Reprint. Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 1966. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-210) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15070
- Title
- Raffles
- Author
- Collis, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- John Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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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...
- SL.
- slight
- Cloth
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- 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...