The Pagoda War: Lord Dufferin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Ava 1885-6.
by Stewart, A. T. Q
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket.
- Seller
-
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Newton Abbot, UK: Victorian and Modern History Book Club, 1974. Book Club edition.. A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 223; 14 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. The work describes the historical events leading up to the capture of King Thibaw that resulted in the annexation of Burma into the Great Britain's 'Indian Empire'. From the private library of Loren Brumm with his name stamp on the front endpaper.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6366
- Title
- The Pagoda War: Lord Dufferin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Ava 1885-6.
- Author
- Stewart, A. T. Q
- Book Condition
- New A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Newton Abbot, UK: Victorian and Modern History Book Club, 1974. Book Club edition.
Terms of Sale
Natural History Books
All prices are net. If you do wish to use a credit or debit card, you can contact us directly for more purchasing options. We encourage customers to contact us to verify availability, condition, and specific shipping instructions. We do not offer books for sale in the state of Iowa.
About the Seller
Natural History Books
Biblio member since 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...