The Rose of Paradise: Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to Captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, . . .
by Pyle, Howard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888 . . . and now for the first time published." Green cloth cover; gilt title and spine lettering. Reprint; copyright 1887. Illustrated with tissue-guarded black-and-white frontispiece and and text plates. Moderate-to-heavy rubbing to cover extremities, with corner cloth worn through to boards. Moderate foxing to endpapers and first few pages of text, with occasional additional foxing to some page margins. Spine slightly cocked. Light scuffing, spots to cover cloth. Otherwise clean and tight.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Curiosity Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13937
- Title
- The Rose of Paradise: Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to Captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, . . .
- Author
- Pyle, Howard
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
Terms of Sale
The Curiosity Book Shop
Price includes Media Rate postage in U.S. Extra shipping costs quoted as needed. Returns within 10 days at buyer's expense; contact me first, please.
About the Seller
The Curiosity Book Shop
Biblio member since 2003
Hardwick, Massachusetts
About The Curiosity Book Shop
Bookseller of used, antiquarian, and out-of-print books in all subjects. On-line sales only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...