The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland
by Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dj
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1881. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. complete in two volumes: Volume I: pp. xvi, 441, b/w illustrations in the text, fold-out map of Scandinavia in rear pocket, first dozen leaves lightly foxed, Volume II: pp. xvi, 474, b/w illustrations in the text, vg in blue/gilt decorated cloth, spine extremities and corners, sl/worn and bumped, top edges worn, gilt decorations still bright.
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93000
- Title
- The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland
- Author
- Paul B. Du Chaillu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Edmonton Book Store
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About the Seller
The Edmonton Book Store
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Edmonton, Alberta
About The Edmonton Book Store
In business for nearly 30 years, we offer thousands of out-of-print and antiquarian books, with specialities in Western Canadian studies, signed Canadian literature and art books.
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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...
- Edges
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Leaves
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...