Boyd Alexander's Last Journey [SIGNED]
by Boyd Alexander / Herbert Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Edward Arnold, 1912. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. First printing. Blue cloth binding. Gilt illustration to front board. Fading and light marking to boards. Heavy fading and a little light staining to spine. Tanning to free endpapers. A few small marks to front endpaper, crease to upper corner of front free endpaper. Light foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. Complete with frontis and 20 photographic plates. Large fold-out colour map with slight creasing and a short tear to hinge. Map of Kamerun Peak within the text. Crease to frontis tissue guard. Inscribed by Herbert Alexander to front free endpaper: 'David Griffiths from the author 27.10.43'. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. vii, [1], 296
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1225E098
- Title
- Boyd Alexander's Last Journey [SIGNED]
- Author
- Boyd Alexander / Herbert Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)
- Keywords
- Central Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Travel_Exploration/Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel: Africa;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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