NILE NOTES OF A HOWADJI
by Curtis, George William
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Nyack, NY: Dix, Edwards, 1857. 362pp. Original full cloth; worn, rear cover edges dampstained, upper joints starting, front hinge cracked. Pages slightly toned, else contents very good. Contemporary gift inscription on ffep. 2nd ed. Originally published anonymously in 1851 by Harper & Bros. Author's 1st book. BAL4259.. 2nd Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153me
- Title
- NILE NOTES OF A HOWADJI
- Author
- Curtis, George William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Dix, Edwards
- Place of Publication
- Nyack, NY
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Nile Egypt Middle East Africa
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...