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Timbuctoo
by Tahir Shah
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Secretum Mundi Publishing, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 9.5" by 8". None. A very smart first edition of this novel, inspired by a true story, with folding maps throughout. First edition. With six folding maps and a facsimile of The Quarterly Review from 1816 inserted into the pocket at the rear of the text. Collated complete. A fictional account of the illiterate American sailor, Robert Adams, in his journey to Timbuktu and his arrival in Regency London. The story takes place between the shipwreck in 1810 and the Spring of 1816 when Adams set sail for his home in Hudson, New York. Written by Tahir Shah, a British author, journalist and documentary maker. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. A small crease to the first folding map. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884T33
- Title
- Timbuctoo
- Author
- Tahir Shah
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secretum Mundi Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 9.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- Tumbuctoo Timbuktu Shah Adams Timbuktu
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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