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FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR; A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD
de Twain, Mark
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very good+
- Librería
-
Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Sobre este artículo
The American Publishing Company, 1897. Hardcover. Very good+. The American Publishing Company, 1897. 712pp., frontis. photograph of Twain/tissue-guard, black and white illustrations throughout. 8vo. Blue cloth with color plate on front cover, decorative gold titles on spine. BAL 3451. First state with !! Signature mark p.161, American Publishing Company lower edge of spine as well as on title-page. Minor scuffing on cover plate, rubbing head and heel of spine, light rubbing on corner tips. Interior clean and bright, hinges tight and sound, light discoloration blue cloth on spine. Original owner's date and signature in pencil on first page (December 25, '97) This book remained within the same family until recently. Very Good+ attractive hardcover.
Sinopsis
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 94334
- Título
- FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR; A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD
- Autor
- Twain, Mark
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- The American Publishing Company
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
- Palabras clave
- LITERATURE. FIRST EDITIONS
Términos de venta
Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Books are returnable for a refund
if not as described.
Sobre el vendedor
Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Columbia, Missouri
Sobre Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
30,000 books in stock, with special emphasis on gardening,
art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
