Constables Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, Science, & the Arts, Vol XL, The Ottoman Empire, 2vols
by Upham, Edward
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Constable & Co., 1829. vi-viii, 297pp, vol 1; vi, 390pp, vol 2; both vols in green cloth binding, rather blotchy, white labels to spines, vol 1 both hinges cracked, vol 2 has folded map, spines faded, page edges foxed, top edges dusty, spine ends and corners dented, books intact.. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040733
- Title
- Constables Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, Science, & the Arts, Vol XL, The Ottoman Empire, 2vols
- Author
- Upham, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Constable & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1829
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
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- Foxed
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