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A Tourist in Africa
de Evelyn Waugh
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A lovely first edition copy in its original, unclipped dustwrapper of this travel diary by noted author Evelyn Waugh, documenting his voyage to East Africa in 1959. The first edition of this work by the acclaimed author Evelyn Waugh.A fascinating account of the author's travels to East and Central Africa as he toured the continent from January to April. His sharp eye for oddity makes this volume a highly entertaining and interesting read; the perfect bedside book.Illustrated with frontispiece and nine photographs. Collated, complete. With the original, unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelfwear and a slight sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Profusely illustrated throughout with frontispiece and nine photographs. Collated, complete. Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 765A51
- Título
- A Tourist in Africa
- Autor
- Evelyn Waugh
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chapman and Hall Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1960
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- evelyn waugh first edition africa travel first edition voyage
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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.
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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.
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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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
