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Sons of El Dorado, Venezuelan Adventure
by (Donald) Cameron
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, 1968. First Edition. Half Blue Leather, With Blue Patterned Board, Withfour Gilt Bands, Gilt Lettering to Spine , with Gilt Emblems. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. This tells the story of Donald Cameron's life as a seaman, then his decision to quit for diamond prospecting in the rain forests of Venezuela. It was the coastal towns of South America that he first came in contact with prospectors who gave him a chance to pursue his passion of diamonds.Drawings by Peter Edwards.Binding a little rubbed Size: Octavo . Category: Travel & Places; .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73080
- Title
- Sons of El Dorado, Venezuelan Adventure
- Author
- (Donald) Cameron
- Format/Binding
- Half Blue Leather, With Blue Patterned Board, Withfour Gilt Bands, Gilt Lettering to Spine , with Gilt Emblems
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Travel & Places; Unbranded (Donald) Cameron Sons of El Dorado, Venezuelan Adventure
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
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