Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration... now edited with an Introduction and Occasional Notes by N.M.Penzer
by Burton, Sir Richard F (trs.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: A.M.Philpot Ltd, 1924 8vo. original red cloth gilt, fore-edge uncut (corners a little bumped, cloth sunned, some internal spotting, mostly to outer leaves, a small rusty paperclip stain to front pastedown; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 240. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003554
- Title
- Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration... now edited with an Introduction and Occasional Notes by N.M.Penzer
- Author
- Burton, Sir Richard F (trs.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.M.Philpot Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Richard Burton Norman Penzer Selected Papers Anthropology Travel Exploration Sind India Mecca Harar Middle East Africa Somalia Dahomey Scalping Native America Fans Rome Belzoni Egypt
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Castlemaine, Victoria
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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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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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