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The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers. Comprising All the Late and Really Great Achievements Won in the Exploration of the Vast Unknown Region of Equatorial Africa
by Headley, J. T
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1878. First edition. Full leather. Published Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1878. Thick 8vo., 6 1/2" x 9", 605pp., ilus. frontis, plates and hand-colored folding map. Blind embossed black calf with gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers. Spine chipped, wear along the edges, front outer hinge cracked with old tape repairs. Internally very good, clean, tight. Map very good with short, closed tear. . 1st. Hard. Good. 8vo.
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- The Wild Muse
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- 008521
- Title
- The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers. Comprising All the Late and Really Great Achievements Won in the Exploration of the Vast Unknown Region of Equatorial Africa
- Author
- Headley, J. T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Hubbard Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1878
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo
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