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Kashmir
by Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.I.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover has some major condition issues, however this work is offered at a reasonable price in that it is still readable on beautiful vellum aper and 69 out of 70 beautiful illustrations are intact, painted by Major E. Molyneux.
Pictorial red cloth, lettered in gilt with design in blue, orange, and yellow. Top edge gilt. This ione of only 3000 coies printed, including the fore-mentioned 69 illustrations.
Binding still tight, although the front hinge is cracked, front board almost separated,major edgewear, light foxing throughout, missing Front free endpapers. Ist illustration missing, as well as the back foldout map. Page 251 has a closed tear.
The author, Younghusband, was a noted explorer, writer on Asia, and a spiritualist. His native knowledge of the area provides colorful descriptions of the towns, villages, history, and people of Kashmir at the turn of the century.
Mylar protected.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01-18-2024-04
- Title
- Kashmir
- Author
- Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.I.E
- Illustrator
- Major E. Molyneux
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Pages
- 283
- Size
- 8 7/8" x 6 1/4"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Non fiction personal narrative, Kashmir
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
online book business specializing in First Editions, Native American literature, Poetry, and American History, BonnieLaneBooks is a husband and wife part-nership. We love books and respect our book-loving community. All images are photos of the exact book you will receive. We never use stock photos. We pride ourselves on truthful and complete descriptions of condition and conduct thorough research on edition. Our prices are competitive, with same day shipping on most orders. All books are mylar covered and are shipped in careful protective wrapping. Prompt e-mail communication with us is our standard. Thank you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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