Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
by Whymper, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Octavo. 442pp +index, illustrated. Folding map in rear pocket plus folding map at end of text and 2 other maps in the text(frontispiece ,page169 Front inner hinge cracked. Top edge gilt. A nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32917
- Title
- Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
- Author
- Whymper, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION;
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...