African Sketches
by Pringle Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1834. Book measures 17x11.5.cm. Collation, xiii,[1]528pp, engraved frontis. Bound in later/modern half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lettering and lines, top gilt edge, marble endpapers. Calf lightly rubbed, some abrasion wear on edges/corners, hinge joints have wear lines, but boards holding firm, slight lean on spine. Internally, light browning to frontis and title. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy. F. First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. Small 8 Vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012765
- Title
- African Sketches
- Author
- Pringle Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Size
- Small 8 Vo
- Keywords
- South Africa. Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Cloth
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- 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
- 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.
- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...