Extracts from a Journal, Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, by Captain Basil Hall, Royal Navy, Author of a Voyage to Loo Choo. In Two Volumes.
by Hall, Basil
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
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- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. 1824, 2nd edition. (Half leather) xviii, 372p; xi, 288p, +appendix. Very good. TWO VOLUMES. 12mo. Half-polished tan leather over marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine, six compartments. Title and author compartment in dark brown leather, blindstamped decoration to other compartments, compartments ruled in gilt, lettering on spine in gilt. Edges of half-leather ruled with blindstamp. Boards rubbed, corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. Foxing to foredge; foxing early and late. Folding map frontispiece in volume 1, lightly foxed, one closed tear at fold. Overall, this an exceedingly handsome set of an important work from the canon of travel and exploration..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119704
- Title
- Extracts from a Journal, Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, by Captain Basil Hall, Royal Navy, Author of a Voyage to Loo Choo. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Hall, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Keywords
- Travel, Chile, Exploration, Mexico, Peru, South America
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
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