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Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa
by Stanley, Henry M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. Poor with no dust jacket. 1874. First Edition. Disbound.. A poor, incomplete copy, lacking the maps and several plates. Ex-library, Riwaka Library (a small 19th century provincial New Zealand library, Riwaka is situated 5km from Motueka, in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island.) Rebound in 19th Century half-leather library binding. Front hinge completely broken, with text block separated from front board. Cloth peeling and lifting from boards. Dampstains to endpapers. Lacking the frontispiece, both folding maps, and 5 of the plates. Some other plates with large tears and chips. Half-title paeg chipped, creased and torn. Front free endpaper missing. Text complete. A poor copy. ; [2], xiv, 510 pages + [2], 48 pages publisher's advertisements + 8 of 14 plates. Lacking the frontispiece and 5 other plates. Lacking the 2 folding maps. Binding broken at front hinge. Page dimensions: 212 x 35mm. ; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11692
- Title
- Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa
- Author
- Stanley, Henry M
- Format/Binding
- Disbound.
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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