United Kingdom: H.F. & G. Witherby. Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. A Good hardcover without dustjacket. Aged, somewhat soiled and faded, green boards, bumped and rubbed to the corners. Spine faded, bumped and rubbed to ends. Internally, label (presumably identifying previous owner) clumsily removed leaving rubbed spot. Shadowed endpapers, foxed half title page. No writing or stamps, toned, occasionally lightly foxed, pages, tanned and foxed to rough-cut text-block edges. Two tissue folding maps intact but one torn at hinge. All plates present. Unattractive externally but a solid useful copy of a very scarce title. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Charts; 60x40; 319 pages .

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Bookseller: The Old Bookshelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49977
Title: The Romance of the Portuguese in Abyssinia
Author: European
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: H.F. & G. Witherby
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: History, European History
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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Welcome to the home of The Old Bookshelf, situated in Campbeltown on the West Coast of Scotland. Our wee bookshop holds over 15,000 New, Antiquarian, Out of Print and Used titles available for immediate despatch. We maintain a wide general stock, specialising in local, Scottish, maritime and military. Out of print and new titles are catalogued every day.Scottish Independent Retail Awards Regional Finalist: 2011 and 2015. Winner 2016

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...