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Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America
de Sir Samuel W. Baker
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". H. Dixon. A lavishly illustrated second edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". A smart, leather bound edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". Originally published as 2 volumes in 1891, this second edition provides Baker"s comprehensive work in 1 volume. Sir Samuel White Baker (1821 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer, and abolitionist. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Containing 29 illustrations by H. Dixon, collated. Signed by previous owner on first title page, "John . G. Javoy. Oct. 1891. In half calf leather binding with crushed paper to the boards (?) Externally, smart. Gilt title and decoration to the spine. Some light markings to the boards. Some rubbing to the extremities. Spine faded. Marbled paper to pastedowns and recto of front endpaper. "Alan Thornton Witney, Oxon" bookplate to front pastedown. Small sticker to bottom right of rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Light spotting to endpapers. Signed by previous owner on first title page. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 814C28
- Título
- Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America
- Autor
- Sir Samuel W. Baker
- Ilustrador
- H. Dixon
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1891
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Europe Asia Africa America Asia
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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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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
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