EXPLORATION OF THE NILE TRIBUTARIES OF ABYSSINIA
by Baker S. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, Conn.: O. D. Case & Co.. Very Good+. 1868. First American Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in green buckram cloth, clean with gilt lettering on spine. Text tight, clean & intact Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings and maps. The sources, supply and overflow of the Nile; the country, people and customs. Africa ; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 608 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12357
- Title
- EXPLORATION OF THE NILE TRIBUTARIES OF ABYSSINIA
- Author
- Baker S. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- O. D. Case & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Conn.
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa Travel & Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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