St. Louis, MO Christian Publishing Company, 1897. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; slight spine lean; faint dampstain at bottom edge of text block - does not really penetrate, but has left a barely perceptible waviness to the pages at that point; moderate ton heavy soiling; former owner's name and date [1897] at front endpaper. "No. 890" in ink at front pastedown endpaper. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Decorated endpapers. Grey cloth over boards with gilt pagoda design at front panel and gilt titles at backstrip and black titles and designs at front panel and backstrip also. Illustrated with many photos. Introduction by J. H. Garrison. McLean was the Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 33569
Title: A Circuit Of The Globe: A Series of Letters of Travel across the American Continent, through the Hawaiian Republic, Japan, China, the Straits Settlements, Burma, India, Ceylon, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia, France & England.
Author: A. McLean
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Ed, unstated.
Publisher: Christian Publishing Company,
Place of Publication: St. Louis, MO
Date Published: 1897.
Bookseller catalogs: Asia Travel; World Travel; True Adventure; Travel & Adventure; Travel Writing;

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