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My African Journey
by Winston S. Churchill
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Pages: 226
Publisher: George H. Doran Company
Published Date: Unmarked, but research identifies as 1908
Condition: Good
Rare volume of this work by Winston S. Churchill. Only 1400 copies printed in the US that includes three states. This is the third and final state, which is identified on the title page listing the publisher as "George H. Doran Company, New York."
Red binding with slight fading and some bumps to edges, but no tears (see images). Gold gilding on spine. This work does not have a dust jacket. Deckled edges. Some foxing present in the work. The frontispiece is the image of Churchill with the famous rhinoceros. The name of the previous author is on the front endpaper and reads, "Henry Asher Jackson; May 24th, 1909." There are no other annotations in the work. The binding and pages are tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Veni Vidi Amavi Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194
- Title
- My African Journey
- Author
- Winston S. Churchill
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed., Third State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 226
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Winston Churchill, Collector's, Africa, Doran
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About the Seller
Veni Vidi Amavi Books
Biblio member since 2022
Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
About Veni Vidi Amavi Books
We are a small online book shop located in Central Pennsylvania. We are committed to locating and providing rare, antique, vintage, and collectible books at fair prices.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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