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The Land's End : a naturalist's impressions in West Cornwall
by HUDSON, W. H. [William Henry], 1841-1922
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo: viii,323,4(advertisements)pp, with 8 (including frontispiece) full-page plates on calendered paper tipped in and 41 pen-and-ink text vignettes by A. L. Collins. Publisher's navy-blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper cover stamped in gilt with mermaid device within a single rule border, top edge gilt. A superior copy, all but pristine. Payne A26a. By the author of Green Mansions, Hudson's best known novel. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB1664
- Title
- The Land's End : a naturalist's impressions in West Cornwall
- Author
- HUDSON, W. H. [William Henry], 1841-1922
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Land's End (England). Cornwall (England : County)—Description and travel. England—Cornwall (County). England—Land's End.
- Bookseller catalogs
- XIX CENTURY;
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