Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa
by Stanley, Henry M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1874. (hardcover) xiv, 510+. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Brown endpapers. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Black and white plates and illustrations. All plates have tissue guards. Two folding maps. There is a faint library stamp to the top, front fixed endpaper, as well as some minor general wear. That said, it is internally clean, bright and solid..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125486
- Title
- Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Africa, Africa, Travel and Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Places and People;
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...