How I Found Livingstone. Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa
by STANLEY, HENRY M
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Smapson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle 1874. Octavo, green buckram boards with black & gilt illus to spine & front board & gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped motif to rear board, brown coated eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, lxxix + folding map + 552pp + 48pp adverts, illus + large folding map to rear, VG- (chaffing to spine & fraying to spine extrems, light rubbing to rear board, 8cm closed tear to front folding map, 16cm untidy tear to rear folding map, 3cm insect damage to edge of rear folding map, some tanning)
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- Title
- How I Found Livingstone. Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa
- Author
- STANLEY, HENRY M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smapson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle 1874
- Keywords
- Henry M Stanley Dr Livingstone travel exploration Central Africa
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- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...