WANDERINGS EAST OF SUEZ IN CEYLON, INDIA AND JAPAN
by Penfield, Frederick Courtland
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Bell. Boundin red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front board and spine, this dated 1907 hardcover First Edition is Good. XV11/349pp with Introduction, 15 Chapters, 55 B/W Photos and Index. Front board is stained, over third of area, probably water damage, wear to board edges. Worm to 10% of both front endpapers, corners rubbed and front board a little warped. Binding generally sound and good reading copy. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1907.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00212746
- Title
- WANDERINGS EAST OF SUEZ IN CEYLON, INDIA AND JAPAN
- Author
- Penfield, Frederick Courtland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Bell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- F. Courtland Penfield: (1907) "Wanderings East of Suez"
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
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
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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