Coomassie and Magdala : the story of two British Campaigns in Africa
by Stanley, Henry M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Harper and Brothers, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Harper and Brothers; New York, 1874. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, brown cloth binding with blind stamped initials on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding a bit shaky, moderate scuffing and some soiling to boards and spine, frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, binding a bit shaky, cracked hinges, two fold out pages present, exposed board corners, rubbing to board edges, rubbing to board and spine edges, bit of age toning to pages, chipped rear free endpaper fore-edge, moisture stain bottom front pastedown/front free endpaper/prelims and few pages in front, moisture stains bottom text block edge and several pages at inner corner without impact on text, without Dust wrapper. A good and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 510pp., appendix, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1037696
- Title
- Coomassie and Magdala : the story of two British Campaigns in Africa
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.06 lbs
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Foster, Rhode Island
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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