A Descriptive Tour of the World: Profusely Illustrated
by Lamprey, F. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken, but still internally clean and tight.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Akron, OH: The Werner Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken, but still internally clean . and tight.. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Olive decorative cloth. Measures 11 x 13 inches. Photos with captions "embracing the principal buildings and scenery of England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Africa, Egypt, India, China, Japan, Sandwich Islands, Upper and Lower Canada, Alaska and the United States. Quite a lovely turn-of-the-century overview of world geography. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 326 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38981
- Title
- A Descriptive Tour of the World: Profusely Illustrated
- Author
- Lamprey, F. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, shaken, but still internally clean and tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron, OH
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure; Photography;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.