A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook, with An Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods
by Kippis, A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1871. Hardcover. Near fine. Reprint, complete in one volume. vi, 9-434 pp. Publisher's green cloth with blind-stamped decoration, gilt lettering on spine. Minor rubbing to corners, previous owner's name and date on front flyleaf; otherwise unmarked, clean and sound.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14190
- Title
- A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook, with An Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods
- Author
- Kippis, A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- captain cook pacific alaska voyages hawaii
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fine
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.