A New Account Of The East Indies
by Hamilton, Alexander; edited with an introduction by William Foster
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Argonaut Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Spine darkening, 1/8" tear at spine tail in both vols, light tone, random endpapers foxing, light wear. Owner's custom bookplate. Solid hardcovers. ; Two of two volumes, complete. Cloth boards with linen back; printed on Japan Vellum paper. Eighth publication of the Argonaut Press. Limited Edition of 975, copy not numbered. "a general account of the ports of the sea- coasts of Africa and Asia, from the Cape of Good Hope to China, together with the Malay Archipelago and Japan; and ostensibly his sole object was to give information, derived from his own experiences, which would be of service both to merchants and to mariners." ; 259+225pp 2v pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS000118I
- Title
- A New Account Of The East Indies
- Author
- Hamilton, Alexander; edited with an introduction by William Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Argonaut Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Travel, Fine Press, Maritime, Naval History, East Indies
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mike's Library
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Tail
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- Vellum
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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