The Hawaiian Archipelago: Six months amongst the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
by Isabella L Bird
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Popular edition. Dark brown calf boards with spine with raised bands and gilt decoration. Spine label missing. Bumping to top and bottom and board edges. Wear on spine joints. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription dated 1908. Scattered foxing throughout. A fascinating account of the Hawaii of 100 years ago by an intrepid female explorer. Very Good 1905
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1411
- Title
- The Hawaiian Archipelago: Six months amongst the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
- Author
- Isabella L Bird
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- HAWAII.
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Reader’s Books
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Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....