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The Road to Oxiana
de Robert Byron
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 1,471.00EUR 1,323.90
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Sobre este artículo
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1937. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A beautifully bound first edition of Robert Byron's influential 1930s travelogue of his time spent in Persia and Afghanistan, illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work.In a fine half morocco binding with cloth to the boards.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, and five maps.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.'The Road to Oxiana' is an important travelogue, documenting Robert Byron's travels across Persia and Afghanistan. Immensely popular when first published, this went on to become one of the most influential travel works of the era.Byron was best known for this work, published only a few years before his early death during World War Two. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of odd spots. Near Fine
Sinopsis
Includes index.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 783P15
- Título
- The Road to Oxiana
- Autor
- Robert Byron
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1937
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- The Road to Oxiana oxiana robert byron travelogue oxiana afghanistan
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
