The Voyages of Cadamosto, and Other Documents on Western Africa in the Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
by CRONE, G R (Trans & Ed)
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Hakluyt Society / Cambridge University Press 1937. FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship illus & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, folding frontispiece, xlv + 159pp, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping with some sl loss to edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine & edges)
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- The Voyages of Cadamosto, and Other Documents on Western Africa in the Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
- Author
- CRONE, G R (Trans & Ed)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hakluyt Society / Cambridge University Press 1937
- Keywords
- hakluyt society history exploration voyages Cadamosto Western Africa African 15th fifteenth century first editions
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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