The Crystal Hunters : A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
by Fenn, G. Manville
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : D Appleton and Company , 1891 . First US Edition . VG . 8VO . Illustrated in black and white. Bound in pictorial green cloth with gilt and black blocking. Light wear, corners bumped, gilt faded on lower spine. A handsome copy, now protected in mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21842
- Title
- The Crystal Hunters : A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
- Author
- Fenn, G. Manville
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Pages
- 415 pp.
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Boys Books;
- Size
- 8VO
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
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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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...