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Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, with Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, And of the Chace of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
de du Chaillu, Paul B
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Time-Life Books, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Facsimile reprint of the 1861 first edition. Full leather binding with ruled decorations and raised bands and panels to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. 480pp, with two fold out illustrations, as called for. A handsome volume in near condition containing one of the most important early accounts of the people and animals of equatorial Africa, including one of the first accounts of the newly-discovered gorillas, relflecting du Cahillu's adventures and explorations in western Equatorial Africa in the 1850s. Collector's and gift quality item.
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- Librería
- BookAddiction
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002467
- Título
- Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, with Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, And of the Chace of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
- Autor
- du Chaillu, Paul B
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Time-Life Books
- Fecha de publicación
- 1985
- Palabras clave
- beautiful books, gorillas, africa, exploration, travel, natural history, elephants
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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nr Canterbury, Kent
Sobre BookAddiction
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- 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....
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
