The Land of Midian (Revisited)
by BURTON, Richard F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879.. First edition. Two volumes. xxviii, 338; viii, 319, (1) pp. Contemporary brown full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red labels, blindstamped decoration to the panels and an ornate border to the boards, marbled endpapers, prize bookplates from the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys to the front pastedowns, all edges red. 6 colour and 10 black and white plates plus a folding colour map, further illustrations set into the text. A very attractive set. Penzer, pp. 96-97.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23885
- Title
- The Land of Midian (Revisited)
- Author
- BURTON, Richard F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: C. Kegan Paul & Co.
- Date Published
- 1879.
- Keywords
- Travel TRAVEL Arabia
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bow Windows Bookshop
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About the Seller
Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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