A New Ride to Khiva
by Jefferson, Robert L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1899. xii, 312 pages. B/w frontispiece and 50 other b/w photos. Half leather with gilt titling and decorations on the spine; raised bands. Endpapers and all edges marbled. Some pale foxing, but not on the b/w plates. Previous owner's signature on flyleaf. Rare. *A beautifully bound book. The photos are exceptionally clear, detailed and interesting.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6952
- Title
- A New Ride to Khiva
- Author
- Jefferson, Robert L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Bicycle Journeys. Khiva. Central Asia. Cycling.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; 18th and 19th Century Books; Cycling;
Terms of Sale
Tapsell's Books and Music
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
Biblio member since 2005
Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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