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The Trail that is Always New
by Willoughby P. Lowe
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1932. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". H. G. Gronvold; J. P. W. Lowe. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of accounts from the travels of Willoughby P. Lowe, a naturalist collector for the British Museum. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and fifteen in-text images. Collated complete. The diaries and accounts of Willoughby P. Lowe, a naturalist collector, and one of the last professional collectors, of the British Museum. The stories include: My First Venture Abroad, Expedition Through Kenya and Uganda to the Nile, A Trip to S. Nigeria, Sierra Leonne and Senegal, A Journey through Siam, and an Expedition to Madagascar. Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold, a Danish naturalist and artist known for his illustrations of birds, and J. P. W. Lowe, a British artist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879T9
- Title
- The Trail that is Always New
- Author
- Willoughby P. Lowe
- Illustrator
- H. G. Gronvold; J. P. W. Lowe
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gurney and Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Trail Always New Lowe Always
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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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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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