In the Eastern Seas; or, the Regions of the Bird of Paradise.
by Kingston, W. H. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1884. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Near Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Publisher's decorative red cloth with pictorial stamped in black and front board and titles in gilt on spine. Boards with corners rubber; bumps at upper corners of front and back boards. Back board with some minor staining and wrinkling of cloth. Spine head and heel rubbed and gently bumped. Binding sound. Top 1" of front endpaper excised. Otherwise, interior with minor foxing and toning. Photographs available upon request. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066661
- Title
- In the Eastern Seas; or, the Regions of the Bird of Paradise.
- Author
- Kingston, W. H. G
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- JUVENILE FICTION
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Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.