World Travels: A Full Descriptive Narrative of Personal Travels in Almost Every Land and Sea and Among Most of the Peoples Both Civilised and Savage of the Entire World
by DOMVILLE-FIFE, CHARLES W
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Virtue & Co. . five volume set, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & illustrations to spine & cover; xvi+264/xi+256/xi+276/x+246/xi+245pp; illus, well read so a little scruffy but complete (mod. rubbing & scuffing to boards, with some surface loss; mod. foxing to page edges & eps; spines sl. shaky; vol 3: fr. gutter detached; vols 3 & 4 have name of previous ower, in ink, on feps; all are a little cocked)
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- Title
- World Travels: A Full Descriptive Narrative of Personal Travels in Almost Every Land and Sea and Among Most of the Peoples Both Civilised and Savage of the Entire World
- Author
- DOMVILLE-FIFE, CHARLES W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co.
- Keywords
- autobiography world travels history culture
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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