The Last Voyage, to India and Australia, in the "Sunbeam"
by Brassey, Lady [Annie]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Longmans, Green, 1899. Hardcover. Very good. First edition, American issue. 8vo. pp. xxiv, 490; with two folding maps, 20 full-page plates, many other illustrations in the text. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Very mild spine slant, rubbing to extremities; internals clean and sound. Lady Brassey was a skilled photographer and botanist and also had an interest in medicine. She and her husband (a Member of Parliament and accomplished sailor) traveled extensively on their yacht "Sunbeam," and Annie's lively books about their adventures found an eager audience. This book, published after she died of malaria at age 48, recounts travels in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14880
- Title
- The Last Voyage, to India and Australia, in the "Sunbeam"
- Author
- Brassey, Lady [Annie]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel Narratives; Australia & the Pacific;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- 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...