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A Narrative of A Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa
by James Backhouse
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hamilton, Adams and Co, London, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi + 648 + lvi pp. Rebacked, with new end papers fitted. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges browned. Slight damp staining to outer margin of frontispiece. Small tear with slight loss to title. Final couple of text pages frayed. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Two folding maps at present. Original plate facing p. 293 absent, replaced with facsimile, otherwise all original plates and illustrations present. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Mauritius & South Africa; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 41035. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41035
- Title
- A Narrative of A Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa
- Author
- James Backhouse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hamilton, Adams and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- BZDB243 missionary, Quaker, religion, Christian, crime, law, British Empire, nature, botany Travel & Places; Mauritius & South Africa; 19th century; History. Unbranded James Backhouse A Narrative of A Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa
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- History; Travel & Places;
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
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Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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- Plate
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- First Edition
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
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