My Journey Down the Tigris
by Guyer, S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. Book. Illus. by 14 black/white photos from the 1920s. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "A Raft-Voyage Through Dead Kingdoms". Good original green cloth with small spots on both boards, some edgewear ,but bright gilt title on the spine. Very clean and tight inside. Lacking the front free endpaper. Translated from German by Joseph McCabe, the author was a Swiss academic who led an expedition down the river in 1910-11, before WW One. Some of the places described or photographed are now destroyed. This copy lacking the frontispiece, hence a bargain price. Now protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 077760
- Title
- My Journey Down the Tigris
- Author
- Guyer, S
- Illustrator
- 14 black/white photos from the 1920s
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Iraq, Middle east, archaeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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