On Either Side of the Red Sea - with illustrations of the granite ranges of the eastern desert of Egypt, and of Sinai
by H M B (Hannah Maud Buxton), C E B (Clare Emily Buxton), T B (Theresa Buxton)
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Edward Stanford, London, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 163 pages (complete). Ex-library (Port Alfred Public Library) copy with consequent residue, debris, wear, marking, usage, stamps, annotations. An agreeable account of the visit of the three Buxton daughters to Egypt with their father, Edward North Buxton. The eldest daughter, Hannah, was to become the great grandmother of the singer James Blunt. The boards are much marked, worn all about. There is residue and much scuffing. Nonetheless the boards are secure and sure. Within, the contents are marked, foxed throughout. The pages are patient, clear, amiable, comfortable and competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Title
- On Either Side of the Red Sea - with illustrations of the granite ranges of the eastern desert of Egypt, and of Sinai
- Author
- H M B (Hannah Maud Buxton), C E B (Clare Emily Buxton), T B (Theresa Buxton)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford, London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Travel;
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...