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Through the Gold-Fields of Alaska to Bering Straits
by Harry de Windt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1899. New Edition . Very Good Minus. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Blue cloth binding illustrated in gilt to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Good solid binding. Foxing to page edges, patches of foxing throughout the text. Tanning to free endpapers. Half title page has been neatly removed. The large fold-out map is present and in excellent condition. Complete with 34 plates. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. viii, 312
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206T085
- Title
- Through the Gold-Fields of Alaska to Bering Straits
- Author
- Harry de Windt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm)
- Keywords
- U.S.A., United States of America, Russia, Siberia, Travel_Exploration/North_America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel: Americas;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Half Title
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