The West Indies And The Spanish Main
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. First edition. Finely bound in half red morocco and marbled boards. Published London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. 8vo., hand colored frontis map, iv+395pp. Gilt decorated spine panels and bands, gilt titles in aqua green block, marbled endpapers and top edge gilting. Scuff abrasion at the crown, gentle rub at a few bands, else very good, attractive binding. Internally near fine, clean, no foxing, toning, signatures or markings. A lively and engaging account of Trollope's expedition to the West Indies in 1858-59.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008484
- Title
- The West Indies And The Spanish Main
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary & Modern First Editions; Travel and Exploration;
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The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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- Marbled boards
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