Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Fremont, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scribner, Armstrong & Co, NY, 1874. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. First Edition, First State (two titles listed to title page verso). Beautiful full-page plates. Condition: Externally Fair - rubbing, fading and some soiling to covers; head and tail of spine with 1/2" missing; corners worn; some darkening and soiling to page edges. Internally Very Good - pages mostly very clean, plates bright and beautiful.
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Details
- Bookseller
- ZH BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000187
- Title
- Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Scribner, Armstrong & Co, NY
- Date Published
- 1874
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature:Fiction; Books:English Literature:Fiction;
- Product_type
- n
Terms of Sale
ZH BOOKS
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About the Seller
ZH BOOKS
Biblio member since 2010
Fremont, California
About ZH BOOKS
Specializing in Eastern European literature and Slavic languages materials
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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