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The Abode Of Snow Observations On A Journey From chinese Tibet To The Indian Caucasus, Through The Upper Valleys Of The Himalaya
by WILSON, ANDREW
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About This Item
1875. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. 8vo. - First Edition - Original green cloth w/ gilt lettering and design to spine - Cloth worn and rubbed w/ gilt slightly faded - Edges of boards rubbed - Corners bumped and frayed w/ boards exposed - Spine ends bumped and crushed - Edges of text block toned and shelf worn w/ spine ends slightly pulled - Endpapers marked and worn w/ an Ex-Libris bookplate and a bookseller's label to front pastedown - Some moisture damage to endpapers edges and guttering w/ rear endpapers most affected - Moisture damage also affects the margins of a preliminary page and the fore-edge of the frontispiece - Hinges breached but not open - Content toned and faded - Book ow/ solid and clean - xxvi/475/32 pages
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- Title
- The Abode Of Snow Observations On A Journey From chinese Tibet To The Indian Caucasus, Through The Upper Valleys Of The Himalaya
- Author
- WILSON, ANDREW
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- No dustwrapper
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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