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Savage, The Life and Times of Jemmy Button
by Hazlewood, Nick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York : Tomas Dunne Books, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Octavo (standard book size). Two sections of black and white illustrations. A Yamana Indian boy was bought for the price of a mother-of-pearl button and then taken to England in the 1800s where he met King William IV and Queen Adelaide along with Charles Darwin before being returned to Tierra del Fuego. This is the story of Button’s life. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 384 pages. A black remainder mark on bottom edge. . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Slavery; 19th century; ISBN: 0312252137. ISBN/EAN: 9780312252137. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50240. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact A black remainder mark on bottom edge. No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing 19th century
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50240
- Title
- Savage, The Life and Times of Jemmy Button
- Author
- Hazlewood, Nick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Tomas Dunne Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Slavery BZDB397 Charles Darwin, Yamana Indian, The Beagle, Tierra del Fuego, History; Slavery; 19th century; Savage The Life and Times of Jemmy Button
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Books sourced from all over the world adorn our shelves. We carry a general range of books, some 18,000, including fiction and non-fiction in all genres. We stock collectibles, rare and antiquarian and many out-of-print books. Lonely Planet described Spencer & Murphy Booksellers as "the best bookshop in the North" and we are known as a treasure trove of books and often as Aladdin's Cave of Books.
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- Octavo
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