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The Land of the Midnight Sun
by Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1899 . Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. An early edition of Chaillu's travel journal around Northern Europe with folding maps and illustrations. Early edition of The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland, by Paul B. Du Chaillu. In the original publisher's decorative cloth binding. With descriptions of the inner life of the people, their manners and customs, the primitive antiquities, etc. With a large folding map to the rear, a folding plate as the frontispiece, and illustrations throughout the text. Collated, complete. Paul Belloni Du Chaillu was a French-American traveller, zoologist, and anthropologist. He is best known as the first European to confirm the existence of gorillas and the Pygmy people of Central Africa. He also did lots of research into the prehistory of Scandinavia. With gilt to the front board, spine, and fore edge. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front hinge is strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 857W44
- Title
- The Land of the Midnight Sun
- Author
- Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Land of the Midnight Sun Travel Northern Europe Paul Du Chaillu Travel
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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