Seven League Boots
by Halliburton, Richard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good: staining and discoloration to boards, sunned spine, ex libris bookplate and gift inscription on FFEP/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1935. first edition. hardcover. good: staining and discoloration to boards, sunned spine, ex libris bookplate and gift inscription on FFEP/no DJ. Octavo 417pp. Fifth and final book of adventurer and world traveler Richard Halliburton, including encounters with the assassin of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, meeting the emperor of Ethiopia, attempting to enter Mecca, and riding elephants over the Alps in the tracks of Hannibal. He died two years later attempting to sail a Chinese junk from Hong Kong to San Francisco. #00100.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220
- Title
- Seven League Boots
- Author
- Halliburton, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good: staining and discoloration to boards, sunned spine, ex libris bookplate and gift inscription on FFEP
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- adventure, travel
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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