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Beyond the Caspian: a Naturalist in Central Asia
by Carruthers, Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth titled in gilt. Stated first published 1949. Ex-private library copy with their bookplate and small sticker to title page, pencilled call number; no other library markings. Light soil to top edge, softened points. Frontis and 22 plates. Folding color map. The scarce DJ in mylar is price clipped, soiled, with slight wear to points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28740
- Title
- Beyond the Caspian: a Naturalist in Central Asia
- Author
- Carruthers, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1949
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- Title Page
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- Good+
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
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