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North American Excursion
by Ernest Young
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1947. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of Ernest Young's illustrated travel work 'North American Excursion', with original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ernest Young's compelling account of his extensive travels through North America and Canada. Copiously illustrated throughout with map endpapers, photographic plates and in-text illustrations. The contents are grouped under four headings: The River St. Lawrence; The Great Lakes; The River Mississippi; and The Old Spanish Trail. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright with chipping to the rear of the wrap and the folds of the flaps. Small loss to the head of the spine and a tear to the head of the front joint to the wrap. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883M18
- Title
- North American Excursion
- Author
- Ernest Young
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 10" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Travel North America Canada North America
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- Chipping
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- Flap(s)
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