THE LIFE OF SIR GEORGE POMEROY-COLLEY , Including Services in Kaffraria - In China - In Ashanti - In India and In Natal.
by Butler, Sir William F.,
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. viii, 431pgs, frontis; portrait & 5 other plates, 4 folding maps & 2 full pg maps, top corner of leaf 285-286 is torn away, with no loss to text, presumably as it was being slit open as it is an untrimmed copy, although all pages appear to be opened, orig. maroon cloth faded, gilt on front & spine, previous owners signature on front free endpaper & a stamp from a library, previous ownerssmall stamp on half title, evidence of small library sticker being on spine at some time, no foxing, a very clean copy internally. ; 230 X 150mm .
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Details
- Bookseller
- M & A Simper Bookbinders (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1065
- Title
- THE LIFE OF SIR GEORGE POMEROY-COLLEY , Including Services in Kaffraria - In China - In Ashanti - In India and In Natal.
- Author
- Butler, Sir William F.,
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Military, India, Africa, Biography, Colonialism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Xmas List 2002; Military; All;
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About the Seller
M & A Simper Bookbinders
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria
About M & A Simper Bookbinders
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