To Kairwan the Holy: Scenes in Muhammedan Africa
by Alexander A. Boddy / A.F. Jacassey (Illust.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Co, 1885. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 19.5 cm). Red buckram binding, illustrated to front board. Bevelled board edges, page edges untrimmed. Stain to rear board, fading and light marking to spine. Bump to upper corner of front board. Foxing to page edges, heavy foxing to first and last few pages. A few pencilled markings to the text. Page 63/64 has a section torn from the outer margin, text is not affected. Map frontis plus 8 plates. Travels in Tunisia and Libya. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 19.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiv, 275, 40
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206T058
- Title
- To Kairwan the Holy: Scenes in Muhammedan Africa
- Author
- Alexander A. Boddy / A.F. Jacassey (Illust.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 19.5
- Keywords
- North Africa, Kairouan, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Travel_Exploration/Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel: Africa;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
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Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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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....