In Darkest Africa
by Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1890. Two portrait steel engravings plus 150 illustrations and maps throughout both volumes. Beautifully bound in 3/4 green morocco gilt over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine in six compartments with gilt lettering, t.e.g.. Marbled endpapers and former owners nautical bookplate. In fine condition.. First Edition. 3/4 Geen Morocco Gilt. Fine. 8vo.. 2 Volumes..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884459
- Title
- In Darkest Africa
- Author
- Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- NY2008;
Terms of Sale
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Quaker Hill Books
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Redding, Connecticut
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- Marbled boards
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...