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Under Hawaiian Skies
de Albert Pierce Taylor
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 159.56EUR 143.60
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Sobre este artículo
Honolulu: Advertiser Publishing Company, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this vivid, illustrated history of the Hawaiian islands, a signed presentation copy by the author. A vivid descriptive history of the Hawaiian islands, with chapters on Captain James Cook, Kahuilaokalani, the Kamehamehas, Liliuokalani, surfing history, and more. The first edition of this work. Written by Albert Pierce Taylor, an American archivist and expert in the field of Hawaiian history. A presentation copy from the author, signed and inscribed in ink to the front free-endpaper, dated 1925. Illustrated with fifty-four plates. Collated and complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some shelf wear and a small amount of fading to the cloth, particularly at the extremities. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Signed and inscribed in ink by the author to the front free-endpaper. Internally, front hinge is lightly strained. Remaining binding is firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 832J37
- Título
- Under Hawaiian Skies
- Autor
- Albert Pierce Taylor
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Advertiser Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Honolulu
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- under hawaiian skies taylor signed hawaii taylor island
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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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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
