The Abode of Snow - Observations on a Tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucaus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya.
by HIMALAYA. WILSON, Andrew
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam, New York., 1875. First U.S. edition. Octavo. pp xviii, 380. Title-page vignette; folding map. Original brown cloth lettered in gilt.Cloth slightly rubbed at tail of spine and lower corners. Inner hinges cracked but tight. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HIMALAYA004696
- Title
- The Abode of Snow - Observations on a Tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucaus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya.
- Author
- HIMALAYA. WILSON, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam, New York.
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- india tibet himalaya
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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