Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences. (Vol. II only)
by Marchant, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Cassell. 1916. Octavo, original cloth boards with gilt titles, frontis portrait plate, b&w plates, pp 291. Volume 2 only (of 2). Ex-library, with usual markings. Spine heavily rubbed and fraying, clear library tape along spine. Fair copy of uncommon title. 1st edition. Boards.
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Details
- Seller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 97052
- Title
- Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences. (Vol. II only)
- Author
- Marchant, James
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Exploration, Letters
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- 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...
- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...