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Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople to England
de Walsh, R. (Rev.)
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- Good with no dust jacket
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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London: Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis. Good with no dust jacket. 1829. Hardcover. Spine leather rubbed and deteriorating. Heavy rubbing to leather along the front joint. 1/8" missing to leather along tail end of spine. Moderate foxing to maps and plates. Some repairs to folding map at rear. Gutter broken at rear hinge. Loss of marbled paper from along edges of boards. 19th century engraved bookplate of Thomas Somers Cooks on front endpaper. ; Third Edition. xii, 445, [1] pages + 8 plates + 2 folding maps. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Page dimensions: 185 x 111mm. "You request of me to keep a journal, and transmit to you a narrative of my expedition, as you say, through the most desolate countries, and at the most dreary season of the year. I comply with your wishes, not because the countries are at this time nearly as you describe them, but because they present some highly interesting recollections, not only of ancient but of modern times." - page 1. ; 8vo .
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- Librería
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 11792
- Título
- Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople to England
- Autor
- Walsh, R. (Rev.)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good with no dust jacket
- Editorial
- Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1829
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Sobre el vendedor
Renaissance Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
Sobre Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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