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Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, In the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H. M Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster
by Webster, W. H. B
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2 volumes. 8vo. xi,(1)399,(1); v-viii,398. Five engraved plates: Teneriffe, Port Cook, South Shetland, Cape Horn and Ascension. Two maps. The map in volume I shows the track of HMS Chanticleer; the folding map in Volume II shows The Isthmus of Darien, now Panama.
Contemporary half calf by W. Adams. Spines in six compartments, gilt, with red and green lettering labels, gilt; Marbled paper bnoard and endpapers. Top edges gilt. A fine set with only traces of rubbing and aging.
Hill II, 612; Sabin 102429.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20410
- Title
- Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, In the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H. M Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster
- Author
- Webster, W. H. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Thorn Books
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About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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