Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa (with signed letter)
de du Chaillu, Paul B
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1861. Hardcover. Good. Author left America for Africa in 1855 and spent four years studying the animals and people of the equatorial regions. Pages xviii & 479 numbered, 74 illustrations listed including fold-out map at end and fold-out gorilla illustration facing the title page. Bound in 3/4 leather with five raised bands, gold decoration and title on spine, marbled boards, green endpapers. The 15x19" map laid in at the end has an 8" tear, and part of the margin on one side is missing. Light foxing on several pages, crease on front free endpaper. and rubbing on board edges. Book is straight and tight with no markings. Included is a one page handwritten and SIGNED letter from du Chaillu dated April 5,1896, accepting an invitation to dinner on the 7th at the Booksellers League meeting in New York. The Booksellers League was begun in 1895. Not available for international shipping.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Old Algonquin Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 16662
- Título
- Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa (with signed letter)
- Autor
- du Chaillu, Paul B
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1861
- Palabras clave
- africa, exploration, primates, gorillas, 19th century explorers, nature studies, ALS
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History;
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Sobre el vendedor
Old Algonquin Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Arvada, Colorado
Sobre Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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