On the Threshold of Central Africa; a record of twenty years' pioneering among the Barotsi of the Upper Zambesi. Tr. from the French and ed. by his niece Catherine Winkworth Mackintosh. With forty-four illustrations from photographs by the author
by Coillard, Francois
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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SEFTON, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. ORIGINAL EDITION brown staining to pages, worn at bottom of spine and front cover, discolouration to cloth o/w all in 1 piece condition. Map of africa inside is loose. 2 1/2 inches thick, between quarto & 8vo size.
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- Bookseller
- BOB VINNICOMBE (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006229
- Title
- On the Threshold of Central Africa; a record of twenty years' pioneering among the Barotsi of the Upper Zambesi. Tr. from the French and ed. by his niece Catherine Winkworth Mackintosh. With forty-four illustrations from photographs by the author
- Author
- Coillard, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1897
- Pages
- 663
- Weight
- 4.41 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books; History;
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BOB VINNICOMBE
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SEFTON, New South Wales
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Glossary
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....