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The Case of Captain Burton. Late H.B.M.'s Consul at Damascus
by Anonymous [British Foreign Office]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1578985412
- ISBN 13
- 9781578985418
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Mansfield Centre/West Vancouver: Martino Publishing/Voyager Press Rare Books/Wayfarer's Bookshop, 2005. Soldier, translator, linguist, African explorer, adventurer, philo-Arabist and anti-Semite. Burton (1821-1890) was always controversial; here is the Foreign Office report on his recall as Consul to Damascus. First printed in 1872 by Clayton and Company. This is a Fine copy of a facsimile edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 141 pages. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Facsimile Edition. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004784
- Title
- The Case of Captain Burton. Late H.B.M.'s Consul at Damascus
- Author
- Anonymous [British Foreign Office]
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1578985412
- ISBN 13
- 9781578985418
- Publisher
- Martino Publishing/Voyager Press Rare Books/Wayfarer's Bookshop
- Place of Publication
- Mansfield Centre/West Vancouver
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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