A ROMANCE OF PERFUME LANDS, OR THE SEARCH FOR CAPT. JACOB COLE. ; With Interesting Facts About Perfumes and Articles Used in the Toilet
by Clifford, Frank S
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Clifford, Perfumer, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1st ed. 1875. 12mo. iv, 295pp. plus 32 inserted engraved plates including frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth binding with elaborate pictorial designs stamped in gold and black on front board and spine. Rear board has blindstamped decorations and lettering. Brown coated endpapers. Wright American Fiction 1851-1875: 556. Frank Clifford was a Boston pharmacist who penned an adventure novel that appears to be heavily influenced by Jules Verne. In the narrative, Clifford places himself and his companions on board a steam yacht. Together they sail all over the world, visiting a number of locales where the raw ingredients of perfumes can be found. Along the way they encounter a number of perils and dramatic challenges, all the time discussing the ingredients of perfume and home remedies. This unusual novel was issued in several editions into the 1880's. With Interesting Facts About Perfumes and Articles Used in the Toilet. Very modest wear to the extremities with contemporary owner's signature on blank leaf before frontispiece. Otherwise, a near fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- GH Mott Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48525
- Title
- A ROMANCE OF PERFUME LANDS, OR THE SEARCH FOR CAPT. JACOB COLE. ; With Interesting Facts About Perfumes and Articles Used in the Toilet
- Author
- Clifford, Frank S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Clifford, Perfumer
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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