Kenya Mountain... With an Introduction By Hilaire Belloc
by Dutton, E.A.T
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- F-/VG+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930 F-/VG+. 4to. original blue cloth gilt, uncut, (slight sunning to exposed edges, faint offsetting to endpapers, else very clean) in dustwrapper (light rubbing to extremities, short closed tear to lower hinge, a few discreet marks to spine); pp. xvi, 220 (last colophon), with a frontispiece, 55 plates, 3 sketch maps & a colour folding map. Heavy item (1.6 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A near fine copy in the uncommon dustwrapper. [Neate D61].. New Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003633
- Title
- Kenya Mountain... With an Introduction By Hilaire Belloc
- Author
- Dutton, E.A.T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Dutton Kenya Mountain Mount Kenya East Africa
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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