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A Tourist in Africa
by WAUGH, Evelyn
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall, 1960. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Brown & green map style dustwrapper. A near fine copy with no marks to boards. Light spotting to edges only o/w fine. No inscriptions. Clean leaves. The very good+ dustwrapper is complete with mild toning & wear to spine. Original price of 16snet on front flap. In the form of a travel diary, describing a tour of East Africa from January to April 1959.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101408
- Title
- A Tourist in Africa
- Author
- WAUGH, Evelyn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
Julian Roberts Fine Books
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Julian Roberts Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
About Julian Roberts Fine Books
Julian Roberts Fine Books specialise in First Editions of Rare Literature, Fiction, Childrens & Illustrated books including some scarcer Antiquarian titles.Established over two decades ago, JRFB deals nationally and internationally with clients in the UK and at all points of the Globe.Happy to discuss all aspects of book collecting but our pervading message is ... 'beyond rarity, condition is everything'.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
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